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By Jasper Scherer

INSANE: Congressman and former houston mayor sylvester turner dies | Vintage Vibes

Sylvester Turner United States Houston

Houston mayor Sylvester Turner describes his bout with cancer in an interview at City Hall in Houston, TX, on Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2022. — Then-Houston mayor Sylvester Turner describes his bout with cancer in an interview at City Hall in Houston on Nov. 15, 2022. (Credit: Annie Mulligan for The Texas Tribune)

U.S. Rep. Sylvester Turner, a former Houston mayor, state legislator and institution in Houston Democratic politics, died early Wednesday morning. He was 70.

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