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 ...

Political leaders, dignitaries and friends are among those remembering the Houston congressman who died in Washington, D.C.

He was working in Washington and was taken to a hospital,” Houston Mayor John Whitmire said. “This comes as a shock to ...

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

Turner's unexpected passing comes months after the 70-year-old was elected to replace Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, who also died ...

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

News of former Houston Mayor and U.S. Congressman Sylvester Turner's death traveled quickly Wednesday as many fellow ...

Houston's former mayor, Congressman Sylvester Turner, passed away at 70 years old, Mayor Whitmire announced during a council ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Rep. and former Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner has died, House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries said ...

U.S. Representative Sylvester Turner, the former mayor of Houston, has died at 70, Houston Mayor John Whitmire announced. The ...