Gov. Greg Abbott blames Harris County election problems for his delay in calling a special election to fill late U.S. Rep.

Republicans hold a tiny majority in the House, creating an incentive for Abbott to hold off on calling an election for Turner ...

Approximately a week after former Congressman and Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner’s funeral on March 15, nine candidates have ...

Sylvester Turner’s ... is a safe seat for Democrats, as Turner won 70% of the vote after he ran an 83-day campaign. Just hours after Turner’s funeral on Saturday, Harris County, Texas ...

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

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- The City of Houston gathered on Saturday to pay respects to the late former mayor and U.S. Congressman Sylvester Turner, who died on March 5. National and local leaders ...

Sylvester Turner at his funeral Saturday at the Church Without Walls in west Houston. Turner, who also served 27 years in the Texas House, died March 5 at 70 following “enduring health ...

The funeral at The Church Without Walls marked ... and labor and essential humanity of one another. That was Sylvester Turner.” As Houston bids farewell to Turner, those who worked closely ...

HOUSTON — Family, friends and colleagues will say their final goodbyes to Congressman and former Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner on Saturday, March 15. The funeral service will cap a week of ...