Sylvester Turner's battle with cancer compelled him to fight for health care during his brief tenure in Congress.

As you go about your day today, you may notice Texas flags flying at half-staff Thursday across the state. Gov. Greg Abbott ...

Texas congressman Sylvester Turner died Wednesday, months after filling the U.S. House seat of the late Sheila Jackson Lee.

A former mayor of Houston, he was in attendance at the president’s speech on Tuesday night and was later taken to a hospital.

Rep. Sylvester Turner has died, according to a statement from the City of Houston Wednesday. He was a former Houston mayor ...

The cause of death is unclear. Turner took office weeks ago, filling the seat left vacant by the death of Rep. Sheila Jackson ...

A spokesperson for Democratic U.S. Rep. Sylvester Turner of Texas says he has died just two months after taking office and ...

Texas Rep. Jon Rosenthal (D-Houston) offered his condolences to Turner early Wednesday morning. "He was a dear friend and an ...

Texas Rep. Sylvester Turner, who spent nearly three decades as a state lawmaker and eight years as Houston mayor, has died.

In a 2019 interview with the Houston Chronicle, former U.S. Rep. Sylvester Turner talked about the hurdles he had to overcome ...

Turner’s death comes two months into his first term representing Texas’ 18th Congressional District, the seat long occupied ...

Former mayor 'left it all on the field,' says City Councilmember Martha Castex-Tatum. 'He didn't look for followers. He ...