Rep. Sylvester Turner, former Houston mayor, dies at 70, weeks after taking office
Turner also served as Houston’s mayor from 2016 until 2024.
The city of Houston confirmed his death and Mayor John Whitmire released a statement calling Turner a “remarkable public servant who impacted millions of people.”
“He rose from poverty, but never forgot where he came from,” Whitmire continued, calling Turner’s death “a terrible loss for the city.”
He appeared to have died suddenly; Turner attended President Trump’s joint address to Congress Tuesday night, a source said, but at some point, he started feeling unwell. Another source said the cause of his death is unclear.
Turner posted on X Tuesday night just before Mr. Trump’s address, “My message to the current administration for tonight’s State of the Union: ‘Don’t mess with Medicaid.”
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