1 day ago · U.S. Rep. Sylvester Turner, a former Houston mayor, state legislator and institution in Houston Democratic politics, died early Wednesday morning.He was 70. Turner's death comes two months into ...

Sylvester Turner (September 27, 1954 – March 5, 2025) was an American attorney and politician who served as the U.S. representative for Texas's 18th congressional district from January 2025 until his death in March 2025.

1 day ago · HOUSTON (AP) — Democratic U.S. Rep. Sylvester Turner of Texas has died two months after taking office and hours after attending President Donald Trump’s address before Congress in Washington, D.C., officials and his family said on Wednesday. He was 70. While attending Trump’s speech to Congress, Turner was taken to a hospital and later released, Turner’s family said in a statement.

1 day ago · Sylvester Turner, a former mayor of Houston who was sworn in as a U.S. representative in January, died on Wednesday in Washington. He was 70 and had been in attendance at President Trump’s ...

1 day ago · Sylvester Turner, a Democratic congressman and former mayor of Houston, has died at the age of 70. Turner died peacefully Wednesday, according to a statement from his congressional office.

1 day ago · Washington—Democratic Rep. Sylvester Turner of Texas has died, weeks after taking office. He was 70 years old. He was 70 years old. Turner also served as Houston's mayor from 2016 until 2024.

1 day ago · Democratic U.S. Rep. Sylvester Turner, a Harvard-trained lawyer whose 36-year political career included being a state legislator representing a predominantly Black district in Houston, then mayor ...

1 day ago · U.S. Congressman and longtime former Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner has died from enduring health complications. He was 70. Turner died at 5:45 a.m. Wednesday after attending President Donald ...

1 day ago · Mayor Sylvester Turner eats gelato at Gelazzi on White Oak with Sophie Blitz, right, 8, and her sister Annie Blitz, 5, after the mayor visited them at their home in the Houston Heights, Friday ...

1 day ago · "Deeply saddened by the passing of former Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner, a dedicated public servant who stepped up to take the late Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee’s seat in January," McCaul wrote on X ...