Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott has announced that the special election to fill the late Democratic U.S. Rep. Sylvester ...

Washington—Democratic Rep. Sylvester Turner of Texas has died, weeks after taking office. He was 70 years old. Turner also served as Houston's mayor from 2016 until 2024. The city of Houston ...

The special election to fill the Congressional seat left vacant by Sylvester Turner’s death will be held on Nov. 4, Gov. Greg ...

Turner was taken to the hospital during the address and later released, according to a statement from his family. He died around 5:45 a.m. Wednesday “from enduring health complications,” the ...

Texas GOP Gov. Greg Abbott is blaming a history of election problems in the state’s most populous county for his delay in ...

Edwards unsuccessfully ran for the seat twice last year. She faced off against U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee in the 2024 Democratic primary. Jackson Lee won the primary but died before the general ...

That was Sylvester Turner.” As Houston bids farewell to ... Mickey Leland, Craig Washington and Sheila Jackson Lee. Following in their footsteps, Turner was committed to advancing the district ...

Congressman and former Houston mayor Sylvester Turner was laid to rest Saturday ... Turner died March 5 at the age of 70 in Washington, D.C., due to ongoing health struggles, according to his ...

Congressman Turner died at his home in Washington, D.C., on March 5. Greenland lawmakers form a new government on the eve of Vance visit ...

Session after session, then-state Rep. Sylvester Turner introduced legislation to force Texas lawmakers to spend hundreds of ...

At the park honoring her late father, Ashley Turner-Captain is ready to continue the Sylvester Turner Family Day in the Park ...