Texas Rep. Sylvester Turner, the former mayor of Houston, died suddenly at 70 years old just two months after taking office ...

Tributes have been pouring in for Democratic Rep. Sylvester Turner of Texas since he died after attending President Donald ...

Rep. Sylvester Turner (D-Texas), the former Houston mayor who won a seat in Congress in November, succeeding the late Rep.

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.

Sylvester Turner served two terms as mayor before winning Texas' Congressional 18th district last November, a seat once held by late Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee.

Current Houston Mayor John Whitmire announced Turner’s death at the beginning of a city council meeting on Wednesday, March 5, per local news reports. According to Whitmire, the Democratic House ...