Former Houston Mayor and U.S. Rep. Sylvester Turner and the late U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee — colleagues, friends and proud ...
Sylvester Turner, the former mayor of Houston, died suddenly at 70 years old just two months after taking office ...
Turner’s death comes two months into his first term representing Texas’ 18th Congressional District, the seat long occupied ...
Turner was elected in November to fill the seat left vacant after the passing of former Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, who died of ...
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.
Sheila Jackson Lee, who also died in office last year amid a battle with pancreatic cancer. Audio recording is automated for accessibility. Humans wrote and edited the story. See our AI policy ...
Just weeks after Rep. Sylvester Turner assumed office, his tragic passing means that the 18th Congressional District seat is ...