Sylvester Turner, Houston and Texas State Capitol

Former Houston Mayor, Congressman Sylvester Turner will lie in honor at Texas State Capitol today
Sylvester Turner, 70, died on March 5 at his home in Washington, D.C., from what his family described as “enduring health complications.”
Sylvester Turner carried into Texas Capitol to lie in state as tributes pour out
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Funeral arrangements for former Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner to be held this week
Former Houston Mayor and U.S. Representative Sylvester Turner will lie in state in Houston and Austin before his funeral service later this week, according to a March 10 news release.
The Late US Rep. Sylvester Turner of Texas to Lie in State in Houston
The congressman served as Houston mayor for eight years before he was elected to the House in November to fill the seat held by longtime Democratic Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, who died in July. Prior to becoming mayor,
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The City of Houston is remembering the late Sylvester Turner - the former mayor of Houston who won election last November to fill late Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee's seat in District 18. He died Wednesday,
Former Mayor Sylvester Turner lying in state today at Houston City Hall rotunda
The City of Houston is remembering the late Sylvester Turner -- the former mayor of Houston who won election last November to fill late Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee's seat in District 18. He died last Wednesday at 70 years old.
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