Just weeks after Rep. Sylvester Turner assumed office, his tragic passing means that the 18th Congressional District seat is once again up for grabs. In a bizarre series of events, the seat is open ...

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has ordered flags across the state to be flown at half-staff following the death of U.S. Rep. Sylvester Turner from Houston.

Two months after being sworn into U.S. Congress, Rep. Sylvester Turner’s House seat will now be vacant after he passed away Wednesday at 70.

Here's what we know about how Turner's Congressional seat will be filled. Gov. Greg Abbott will have to call for the election and set a date.

"As a mark of respect for his public service as state representative, mayor, and congressman, it is fitting that flags be lowered to half staff," Abbott said.

Governor Greg Abbott appoints three experts to the Texas State Board of Acupuncture Examiners, with terms until 2031, to oversee licensing, examination, and rulemaking for acupuncture practices.

Sylvester Turner’s sudden death Wednesday morning was met with shock by many in Houston, where the longtime mayor had led the ...

Sylvester Turner (D-Houston) has passed away. Turner was elected to serve Texas' 18th Congressional in November 2024. Texas ...

U.S. Rep. Sylvester Turner, a Democrat from Texas, has died at the age of 70. He was serving his first term in Congress.

Turner, 70, had revealed in 2022 he had undergone treatment for bone cancer, though he had declared himself “cancer free.” ...

Governor Abbott appoints four members, including two reappointments, to the Upper Guadalupe River Authority Board.

Texas House leaders are looking to build upon the momentum of the more conservative Senate, where a voucher bill sailed ...