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

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

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..

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

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

A longtime public servant, Turner served in the Texas House of Representatives for many years before he was elected Houston’s ...

Sylvester Turner served as Houston mayor and in Congress after serving 27 years in the Texas House. He died March 4.

In 1987, a young Sylvester Turner knocked on the door of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity’s Houston chapter, seeking membership.

Mourners are gathering to honor the late U.S. Rep. Sylvester Turner of Texas as he lies in state at Houston's city hall ...

Former Mayor and U.S. Rep. Sylvester Turner on Tuesday became the third-ever person to lie in state at Houston City Hall. Turner, a regional political giant who served two terms as Houston’s ...

Turner, who most recently served as a United States Congressman, died last week at age 70 from enduring health complications.