The funeral service capped a week of emotional events to honor Turner, who died at age 70 on March 5 in Washington, D.C.

Image Mr. Turner in 2007, when he was a member of the Texas House of Representatives ... city in the face of Hurricane Harvey, a Category 4 storm that killed some 60 people.

The entire House Democratic Caucus family is praying for the Turner family and staff ... from the 2019 ITC fire to Winter Storm Uri. Most significantly, we navigated the COVID-19 pandemic together.

News of former Houston Mayor and U.S. Rep. Sylvester Turner's death traveled quickly Wednesday as many fellow legislators and public figures posted to social media about Turner’s legacy in Houston.

Every other year, I spent spring break at the Texas Capitol watching him on the floor of the House of Representatives ... winter storm. But through it all, “Sylvester Turner was never distressed.

Former Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner was born and raised in Acres Homes. His body was taken to Austin where lawmakers could pay their respects. White House pulls ... as major storm moves across ...

Turner-Captain recalled watching her father making speeches on the floor of the Texas House of Representatives ... making it through storm after storm after storm. It’s that kind of demeanor ...

If you pay a monthly electricity or gas bill in Texas, then the life of U.S. Rep. Sylvester Turner of Houston is not to be forgotten. I once wrote that the coterie of Texas state lawmakers willing to ...

Maloy wields power over federal funding as a member of the House Appropriations Committee ... Not everyone in the crowd opposed Trump's actions. Andrew Turner, a 30-year-old Republican and ...

Mayor Turner and I faced some of the biggest challenges together, from the 2019 ITC fire to Winter Storm Uri ... from his decades in the Texas House, to his two terms as Mayor, and finally ...

Turner, who served two terms as mayor from 2016-2024, was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives for his first term in November. He filled the seat previously occupied by Rep. Sheila Jackson ...