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Latest appearances. 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 ...
Democratic U.S. Rep. Sylvester Turner, a Harvard-trained lawyer whose 36-year political career included being a state legislator representing a predominantly Black district in Houston, then mayor ...
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 ...
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.
Sylvester Turner, a former Houston mayor who began serving in the U.S. House of Representatives in January, died March 5 at his home in Washington, hours after attending President Donald Trump’s ...
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 ...
Turner was present at President Donald Trump’s joint address to Congress on Tuesday night in Washington, D.C. The former mayor had also just made an appearance at the RodeoHouston Parade on ...
Rep. Sylvester Turner (D-TX), a freshman member of Congress, died at 70. After recovering from bone cancer in 2022, he announced he was “cancer-free.” Recommended Stories ...
Former Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner, 70, passed away early Wednesday morning in Washington, D.C., following “enduring health complications.” ...
Rep.-elect Sylvester Turner (D-TX) speaks to the Washington Examiner during freshman orientation at the Capitol on Nov. 20, 2024. (Marisa Schultz/Washington Examiner) ...