Sylvester Turner, Sworn In as U.S. Representative in January, Dies at 70
A former mayor of Houston, he was in attendance at the president’s speech on Tuesday night and was later taken to a hospital.
Washington Times9d
Texas Democrat Rep. Sylvester Turner, 70, dies two months into first congressional term
Rep. Sylvester Turner, Texas Democrat and former mayor of Houston, died suddenly at age 70, just two months into his first congressional term. Mr. Turner’s cause of death has yet to be released.
CBS News8d
Rep. Sylvester Turner, former Houston mayor, dies at 70, weeks after taking office
Another source said the cause of his death is unclear. Turner posted on X Tuesday night just before Mr. Trump's address, "My message to the current administration for tonight's State of the Union ...
The Baltimore Sun23d
Frank S. Turner, first African American from Howard County to serve in the Maryland House of Delegates, dies
Mr. Turner was a 1968 graduate of North Carolina College at Durham, now North Carolina Central University, and earned a law degree from the North Carolina Central University School of Law.
Fox News8d
Texas Democratic Rep Sylvester Turner dead at age 70
Rep. Sylvester Turner, D-Texas, died Tuesday night at the age of 70, according to top Democrats. Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., announced Turner's passing at a House Homeland Security hearing on ...
The Texas Tribune9d
Congressman and former Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner dies
U.S. Rep. Sylvester Turner, a former Houston mayor, state legislator and institution in Houston Democratic politics, died early Wednesday morning.He was 70. Turner's death comes two months into ...
abc138d
Sylvester Turner, U.S. Congressman and former Houston mayor, dead at 70
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Sylvester Turner, the former mayor of Houston who won election last November to fill late Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee's seat in District 18, has died. He was 70.
CNN8d
Sylvester Turner, Democratic congressman and former Houston mayor, dies at 70
Sylvester Turner, a Democratic congressman and former mayor of Houston, has died at the age of 70. Turner died peacefully Wednesday, according to a statement from his congressional office.
USA Today7d
Who was Rep. Sylvester Turner? The Texas Democrat who died right after Trump's speech
Turner began serving in the House in January, filling the seat of the late Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, who died in July 2024. The Texas House of Representatives voted unanimously to allow Turner to ...
Wall Street Journal8d
Democratic Rep. Sylvester Turner Dies Following Trump Speech
WASHINGTON—Rep. Sylvester Turner, a Texas Democrat who was just sworn into the House in January after previously serving as mayor of Houston, died Wednesday. Turner, 70 years old, sat in the ...
The Hill28d
Turner announces DOGE task force at HUD
Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Scott Turner announced that there will be a Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) task force within the agency to eliminate ...