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

The former Houston mayor’s funeral drew more than 1,000 mourners on Saturday, including 20 of his congressional colleagues ...

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

Hundreds of Houstonians filed into the Church Without Walls Saturday afternoon to honor the life and legacy of political ...

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

Former Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner was honored with a public memorial at City Hall, where mourners gathered to pay their ...

Friends, family and officials were at the Church Without Walls on Saturday to honor former Houston mayor and U.S. Rep.

Turner, the Houston Congressman who died last week at age 70, is lying in state at City Hall until 7 p.m. Tuesday. Those who ...

The City of Houston will hold a public memorial service for former Mayor Sylvester Turner, who passed away last week at the age of 70. The public is invited to pay their respects to Turner, who ...

“He was an all-around fantastic individual,” she said of Turner. (Jon Shapley/Houston Chronicle) Houston Mayor John Whitmire speaks about former mayor and U.S. Rep. Sylvester Turner as he lies ...