Family and friends remember Sylvester Turner: ‘He gave it everything he had’
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.
With Sylvester Turner and Sheila Jackson Lee gone, who are Houston's next generation of leaders?
While Houstonians pay tribute to the life of Sylvester Turner this weekend, mourning comes with a community's deep concern about the future of his congressional seat. The deaths of two sitting members ...
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Sylvester Turner eulogized as a man of faith, family and public service to Houston
Congressman and former Houston mayor Sylvester Turner was laid to rest Saturday, culminating a week of memorials and tributes ...
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Orator, conscience, advocate: State lawmakers honor Sylvester Turner with bipartisan accolades in Capitol ceremony
Turner, who spent nearly three decades in the Texas House and died last week, was remembered as a passionate Democrat ...
Sylvester Turner carried into Texas Capitol to lie in state as tributes pour out
State lawmakers on Thursday formally honored Sylvester Turner, adding to the plethora of tributes that have poured out since ...
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"A life member of Alpha Phi Alpha": Sylvester Turner's fraternity brothers remember his legacy
In 1987, a young Sylvester Turner knocked on the door of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity’s Houston chapter, seeking membership.
Remembering Rep. Sylvester Turner: Former State Rep. Jarvis Johnson on his predecessor's impact
Former State Rep. Jarvis Johnson became a representative for District 139 - a part of northwestern Houston - after Rep.