HOUSTON — Houstonians gathered Saturday to bid a final farewell to Sylvester Turner, the beloved former mayor and congressman whose leadership and unwavering dedication shaped the city for decades.

Congressman and former Houston mayor Sylvester Turner was laid to rest Saturday, culminating a week of memorials and tributes ...

Former Mayor and U.S. Rep. Sylvester Turner’s funeral will be held in west Houston this afternoon. Turner died March 5 after “enduring health complications,” his family wrote in a statement.

Mourners in Houston paid tribute to the late U.S. Rep. Sylvester Turner of Texas as he lay in state at city hall Tuesday, part of a week of public events to honor the Democratic lawmaker and ...