This column has been updated to reflect County Attorney Christian Menefee's entry into the race to fill Sylvester Turner's congressional seat. While Houstonians pay tribute to the life of Sylvester ...

Former Houston Mayor and U.S. Rep. Sylvester Turner and the late U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee — colleagues, friends and proud Houstonians — often spoke of a shared goal to serve the city they ...

The 18th Congressional District is a legacy seat, not just in Texas, but across the country.” Texas’ 18th Congressional ...

Texas Rep. Sylvester Turner, the former mayor of Houston, died suddenly at 70 years old just two months after taking office Texas Rep. Sylvester Turner, the former mayor of Houston, has died suddenly ...

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.

This week, Harris County Attorney Christian Menefee announced he would be running to replace the late Democratic U.S. Rep.

Sylvester Turner’s sudden passing ... year after his predecessor and political ally, former U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, died in office after a battle with pancreatic cancer.

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