Shortly after the news broke Wednesday morning of former Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner’s death, speculation began about a special election for his U.S. Congressional seat — a post he’d held for just ...

HOUSTON - Congressman Sylvester Turner has passed away at the age of 70. Rep. Turner was elected to Texas' 18th Congressional District in November. Per the U.S. Constitution, House vacancies are only ...

Before his election to Congress, Turner was the mayor of Houston from 2016 until 2024 ... In the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, the Republican Daniel said Turner was there to help his family ...

Sylvester Turner served as Houston mayor and in Congress after serving 27 years in the Texas House. He died March 4.

Houston Mayor John Whitmire ... Turner's death increases the Republican majority in the U.S. House to four votes, 218-214. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott must call a special election to fill Turner's ...

Turner’s death comes two months into his first term representing Texas’ 18th Congressional District, the seat long occupied ...

However, state law does not give Abbott a specific deadline to call the election, only that it must happen within two months of his announcement. John Whitmire, the current mayor of Houston and ...