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

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

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

Former Houston Mayor and U.S. Congressman Sylvester Turner has died, according to U.S. representatives and a Houston council ...

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

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

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

Rep. Sylvester Turner was a fierce advocate for Texas Southern University. The native Houstonian was also a proud member of ...

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

Sylvester Turner graduated from the University of Houston in 1977. He received the President's Medallion from Renu Khator.

Sylvester Turner, a Democratic congressman and former mayor of Houston, has died, according to Houston Mayor John Whitmire.

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