Obituary: The legacy of Sylvester Turner, the Acres Homes native who rose into a Houston political force
U.S. Rep. Sylvester Turner, who rose from a child in Acres Homes to serve as Houston’s mayor for eight years and was elected to Congress last year, has died. He was 70. His death was confirmed by ...
Community honors Sylvester Turner with vigil at namesake park
HOUSTON — Residents of Acres Homes gathered Tuesday evening to honor the late Sylvester Turner with a memorial vigil held at ...
Late Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner laid to rest in heartfelt ceremony
On Saturday, late Houston mayor and congressman Sylvester Turner was laid to rest during services at the Church Without Walls ...
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From Acres Homes to D.C. — Sylvester Turner’s life, legacy in Houston
Board of Education ended school segregation, Sylvester Turner grew up in the Acres Homes area of northwest Houston. "I was bused 18 miles one way, 36 miles a day to the Klein Independent School ...
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Man arrested 2 months after woman killed in front of 3-year-old son Houston police looking for man tied to deadly shooting in Acres Homes Man charged in deadly shooting of family member in Acres ...
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Houston’s resilient leader | A timeline of Sylvester Turner’s legacy
HOUSTON — Sylvester Turner ... what are we going to do to help those people out there whose homes are flooded?’ That’s all he ever thought about," former Harris County Judge Ed Emmett ...