Congressman and former Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner dies
Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. U.S. Rep. Sylvester Turner died Tuesday evening, according to two sources who had been notified of the news.
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