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 ...

"I voted for you as a Republican, thinking that you were truly ... March 20 with comments from the office of Houston Mayor John Whitmire.

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 ...

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

Turner died March 5 at 70 after "enduring health complications." He just started his first term in the U.S. House.

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

Houston Mayor John Whitmire made brief remarks to ... His funeral is scheduled for Saturday in Houston. Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has not yet announced when a special election will be ...

As Houston Mayor John Whitmire passed his first year in office, the former dean of the Texas Senate stumbled upon a surprise ...

Turner, who most recently served as a United States Congressman, died last week at age 70 from enduring health complications.

Former Texas House Speaker Tom Craddick, a Republican, recognized ... Turner served as Houston’s 62nd mayor from 2016 to 2024. Voters then chose the Democrat to represent Texas’s 18th House ...