Sylvester Turner led battles against electricity and gas companies. He never won, but he didn’t give up trying.

Former Houston City Council member Amanda Edwards announced her bid for Congress on Wednesday to fill the seat vacated after ...

City Controller Chris Hollins wants to rename a portion of the downtown thoroughfare after late Congressman and former ...

Edwards unsuccessfully ran for the seat twice last year. She faced off against U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee in the 2024 ...

The former Houston mayor’s funeral drew more than 1,000 mourners on Saturday, including 20 of his congressional colleagues ...

Sylvester Turner served as Houston mayor and in Congress after serving 27 years in the Texas House. He died March 4.

A longtime public servant, Turner served in the Texas House of Representatives for many years before he was elected Houston’s ...

On Saturday, late Houston mayor and congressman Sylvester Turner was laid to rest during services at the Church Without Walls ...

Mourners are gathering to honor the late U.S. Rep. Sylvester Turner of Texas as he lies in state at Houston's city hall.

State lawmakers offered up tributes to the late Houston mayor, congressman and former Texas House member ahead of his memorial on Saturday.

HOUSTON — Texans are honoring U.S. Congressman Sylvester Turner on Thursday at the Texas State Capitol, where his body will lie in honor until noon on Friday, allowing the public to pay their ...