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Turner was present at President Donald Trump’s joint address to Congress on Tuesday night in Washington, D.C. The former mayor was also at the RodeoHouston Parade on Saturday morning.
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Sylvester Turner, freshman congressman from Texas, dies at 70 As mayor of Houston, he led the nation’s fourth-largest city through devastating flooding from Hurricane Harvey in 2017.
WASHINGTON — First-term Rep. Sylvester Turner, D-Texas, died after suffering a medical emergency following President Donald Trump's address to Congress, according to two House Democratic ...
Turner's unexpected passing comes months after the 70-year-old was elected to replace Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, who also died in office in July.
U.S. Rep. Sylvester Turner dies at 70, just weeks after taking office Washington —Democratic Rep. Sylvester Turner of Texas has died, weeks after taking office. He was 70 years old.
What we know about how late Sylvester Turner's Congressional seat will be filled in the wake of his death.
Texas's 18th Congressional District became open unexpectedly when Sheila Jackson Lee died from pancreatic cancer in July.
WASHINGTON, March 5 (Reuters) - Democratic U.S. Representative Sylvester Turner, a former mayor of Houston, who was sworn into office in November, died on Wednesday, a spokesperson for the ...
Former Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner, 70, passed away early Wednesday morning in Washington, D.C., following “enduring health complications.” ...
Turner filled the seat’s vacancy after the death of longtime House Democrat Sheila Jackson Lee. He was the mayor of Houston from 2016 to 2024 and served in the Texas House of Representatives for ...