Turner died Wednesday in his Washington, D.C., apartment. He was 70. On Tuesday, Houston City Hall welcomed Turner for a ...

Houston residents will be able to pay their respects to the late U.S. Rep. Sylvester Turner at City Hall next week.

Turner, who passed away Wednesday morning at the age of 70, had a long and distinguished career in public office, including eight years as mayor of Houston.

Services are being held at the Church Without Walls, where the former mayor of Houston for eight years was a long time member.

Gov. Greg Abbott ordered Texas flags to be lowered to half-staff from March 6 until sunrise on March 8. Flags in Harris ...

Texas Rep. Jon Rosenthal (D-Houston) offered his condolences to Turner early Wednesday morning. "He was a dear friend and an ...

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.

Have you noticed flags flying at half-staff in Texas ... FILE -- Then-Mayor Sylvester Turner at City Hall in Houston on Feb. 8, 2023. Turner, a former mayor of Houston who was sworn in as a ...

Texas Governor Greg Abbott also ordered flags around the state to be lowered ... service—from the halls of the Legislature to Houston City Hall and, most recently, our nation's Capitol—leave ...