Sylvester Turner, a Harvard-trained lawyer whose 36-year political career included being a state legislator representing a predominantly Black district in Houston, then mayor of that city and ...

His father died when he was 13. Ruby Mae, a maid at the Rice Hotel in downtown Houston, pushed the former mayor to continue his education and follow his ambitions, he said on Facebook in 2019.

Houstonians bid their final goodbyes to former Mayor and U.S. Rep. Sylvester Turner at his funeral Saturday at the Church Without Walls in west Houston. Turner, who also served 27 years in the ...

HOUSTON — Houston will implement a city-wide hiring freeze beginning tomorrow, Mayor John Whitmire confirmed to KHOU 11 Thursday. The decision comes in response to findings from an audit conducted by ...

Former Houston Mayor and U.S. Rep. Sylvester Turner has died at 70. The Houston native had served 27 years in the Texas Legislature and eight years as his home city's mayor. He became ...

The retirement incentive comes on the heels of a hiring freeze. The city faces a more than $330 million projected budget ...

Turner served as the 62nd mayor of Houston. He was elected to represent the 18th Congressional District of Texas in 2024, ...

HOUSTON — Public events and funeral arrangements for Congressman, former Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner have been announced. According to his family, Congressman Turner, 70, attended President ...