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 ...

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

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

The district has been a Democratic stronghold, held for decades by Sheila Jackson Lee and most recently by former Houston ...

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

Sylvester Turner at his funeral Saturday at the Church ... and at the Capitol in Austin on Thursday and Friday. Ashley Turner Captain, Turner's daughter, said her father taught her how to speak ...

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

Sylvester Turner, D-Houston, Edwards announced Wednesday ... Texas’ breakout ideas and politics event happening Nov. 13–15 in downtown Austin. Step inside the conversations shaping the ...

Sylvester Turner of Houston is not to be forgotten ... Year after year, he’d introduce consumer bills in Austin. Often enough, his bills never got a public hearing, let alone an actual vote.

HOUSTON — Family, friends and colleagues will say their final goodbyes to Congressman and former Houston Mayor Sylvester ... to Turner as he lay in honor at the Texas State Capitol in Austin ...