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

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.

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 ...

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

Services are being held at the Church Without Walls, where the former mayor of Houston for eight years was a long time member.

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

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 ...

Houston Mayor John Whitmire referred to former mayor Sylvester Turner as the "best he had to follow" as he welcomed those ...

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