According to Turner’s family, he was taken to the hospital after President Donald Trump’s speech to a joint session of Congress and was later released. He died at approximately 5:45 a.m. Wednesday from “enduring health complications.

People who live in Sylvester Turner's old neighborhood, Acres Home, share their memories of former Houston mayor who died Tuesday at the age of 70

Former Houston Mayor and U.S. Congressman 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.