The City of Houston will honor former Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner with a ceremony at City Hall. He will lie in state at City Hall for the public to pay their respects.

The former Houston mayor’s funeral drew more than 1,000 mourners on Saturday, including 20 of his congressional colleagues ...

Former Mayor and U.S. Rep. Sylvester Turner on Tuesday became the third-ever person to lie in state at Houston City Hall ... when he was 19-years-old and one of few Black staffers at the state ...

The funeral service capped a week of emotional events to honor Turner, who died at age 70 on March 5 in Washington, D.C.

On Saturday, late Houston mayor and congressman Sylvester Turner was laid to rest during services at the Church Without Walls.

Turner was elected Houston’s 62nd mayor in 2015 and re-elected in 2019 ... He also tackled illegal dumping through the One Clean Houston campaign, resulting in cleaner and safer neighborhoods.

Houston Mayor John Whitmire ... She also fell short of Turner in a contest to fill the late Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee's seat in the Texas' 18th congressional district. "The one thing ...

While it’s difficult to compile eight years of dedicated work as mayor, in a farewell video from 2023, Turner shared ... the City of Houston said a smart city is defined as one “that uses ...

HOUSTON — Former Houston mayor and current U.S. Congressman Sylvester ... Public safety was a priority under Turner’s One Safe Houston initiative, which addressed violent crime and mental ...

U.S. Congressman and longtime Houston Mayor Sylvester ... No one will be able to step into Sylvester’s shoes and carry on his duties because there’s only one Sylvester Turner.” ...

Sylvester Turner, 70, died on March 5 at his home in Washington, D.C., from what his family described as “enduring health complications.” ...

HOUSTON — Former Houston mayor and current U.S. Congressman Sylvester ... Public safety was a priority under Turner’s One Safe Houston initiative, which addressed violent crime and mental ...