Texas Rep. Sylvester Turner, the former mayor of Houston, died suddenly at 70 years old just two months after taking office

Tributes have been pouring in for Democratic Rep. Sylvester Turner of Texas since he died after attending President Donald Trump’s joint address to Congress.

Sylvester Turner served two terms as mayor before winning the 18th district congressional seat in Texas last November, which was once held by the late Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee.

Calling him a friend and public servant, Houston Mayor John Whitmire announced the death of former mayor and U.S. Rep. Sylvester Turner during a City Council meeting on Wednesday.

Rep. Sylvester Turner (D-Texas), the former Houston mayor who won a seat in Congress in November, succeeding the late Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas), died on Tuesday night. He was 70. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.

Turner's unexpected passing comes months after the 70-year-old was elected to replace Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, who also died in office in July.

Current Houston Mayor John Whitmire announced Turner’s death at the beginning of a city council meeting on Wednesday, March 5, per local news reports. According to Whitmire, the Democratic House ...