The deaths of two sitting Congressmembers from the same district within a year hits hard for many in the 18th District. "It's a mournful time," said constituent Linda Bell Robinson. She's the district's precinct chairperson and knew both Sylvester Turner and Sheila Jackson Lee as leaders and friends over the course of their political careers.

Texas Rep. Sylvester Turner, the former mayor of Houston, died suddenly at 70 years old just two months after taking office

Democratic U.S. Rep. Sylvester Turner of Texas has died two months after taking office and hours after attending President Donald Trump's address before Congress in Washington, D.C., officials said on.

He was two months into his first term representing Texas’ 18th Congressional District, the seat long occupied by Turner’s political ally, former U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee.

U.S. Rep. Sylvester Turner, 70, died on Tuesday evening, March 4. Turner was in his first congressional term, replacing Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, who died last year. Before serving in Congress, Turner served three terms as mayor of Houston and was in the Texas House of Representatives for 27 years.

It was Black Heritage Day at Rodeo Houston. The concert began with tribute: Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee died in July. Sylvester Turner, who succeeded her, died Wednesday

Tributes have been pouring in for Democratic Rep. Sylvester Turner of Texas since he died after attending President Donald Trump’s joint address to Congress.

Former Houston Mayor and U.S. Rep. Sylvester Turner has died at 70. The Houston native had served 27 years in the Texas Legislature and eight years as his home city's mayor. He became representative for the 18th Congressional District after U.