Sylvester Turner, Houston

Funeral for former Mayor Sylvester Turner will be in Houston. Here's the schedule.
Funeral services for U.S. Rep. Sylvester Turner, a former Houston mayor who died early Wednesday morning, will be held in Houston next week. Turner will lie in state at the Houston City Hall rotunda for city residents to come pay their respects on Tuesday from 9 a.
Houston's longtime mayor Sylvester Turner to lie in state at Texas Capitol
The late Texas Congressman and former Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner will lie in state at the Texas Capitol next week to commemorate his lifelong commitment to public service. Texas House members unanimously passed a resolution on Thursday morning to allow Turner to lie in the Hall of the House of Representatives from Thursday,
Funeral arrangements announced for late Congressman, former Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner
Sylvester Turner became the 62nd mayor of Houston, leading the city from 2016 to 2024, before being elected to the United States House of Representatives in 2024.
Sylvester Turner, former Houston mayor and congressman, will lie in state at city hall
Houston residents will be able to pay their respects to the late U.S. Rep. Sylvester Turner at City Hall next week.
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Sylvester Turner, Democratic congressman and former Houston mayor, dies at 70
Sylvester Turner, a Democratic congressman and former mayor of Houston, has died at the age of 70. Turner died peacefully Wednesday, according to a statement from his congressional office. No cause of death was provided.
Rep. Sylvester Turner, former Houston mayor, dies at 70, weeks after taking office
The cause of death is unclear. Turner took office weeks ago, filling the seat left vacant by the death of Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee.
US Rep. and former Houston mayor Sylvester Turner dies at 70
A spokesperson for Democratic U.S. Rep. Sylvester Turner of Texas says he has died just two months after taking office and hours after attending President Donald Trump's address before Congress.
Longtime Houston Mayor and Congressman Sylvester Turner dies at age 70
Turner's death came just months after he won Texas’ 18th Congressional District race. He served eight years as Houston's mayor after 27 years in the Texas House of Representatives.
Sylvester Turner, former Houston mayor and current Congressman, dead at age 70
Turner was remembered as a "remarkable public servant" whose career spanned decades. He led Houston through challenges like Hurricane Harvey
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