Sylvester Turner, a Texas Democrat who was just sworn into the House in January after previously serving as mayor of Houston, died on Tuesday night.Turner posted on social media ahead of President Trump’s address to the nation and sat in the chamber for the speech.

Rep. Sylvester Turner (D-Texas), a freshman from Houston sworn into Congress just two months ago, has passed away at 70 years old, two of Turner's colleagues confirmed to Axios. What they're saying: "I'm just overwhelmed.

Turner's final X post was published just before Trump's Tuesday night speech U.S. Rep. Sylvester Turner shared one last message for President Donald Trump before his sudden death on Wednesday, March 5.