Turner died March 5 at 70 after "enduring health complications." He just started his first term in the U.S. House.

A funeral service will cap a week of emotional events to honor Turner, who died at age 70 on March 5 in Washington, D.C..

A celebration of life service will be held for former Congressman and Houston mayor Sylvester Turner on Saturday.

A celebration of life service will be held for former Congressman and Houston mayor Sylvester Turner on Saturday.

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

The public was invited to attend the funeral, but the church released a statement saying that they had reached capacity for ...

In 1987, a young Sylvester Turner knocked on the door of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity’s Houston chapter, seeking membership.

Former Mayor and U.S. Rep. Sylvester Turner will be honored Saturday at a funeral in west Houston. Turner — who served 27 years in the Texas House, two terms as mayor from 2016 to 2023 and had just ...