Flags in Texas are flying at half-staff until sunset Friday following the death this week of trailblazing politician Carole ...

Carole Keeton, the first woman elected mayor in Austin and the first woman to be Texas comptroller, died this week. She was ...

As Houston Mayor John Whitmire passed his first year in office, the former dean of the Texas Senate stumbled upon a surprise ...

Commissioners voted unanimously on March 27 to rename the downtown Houston building, Lamar Plaza, after the late U.S.

The former Houston mayor, who was just two months into his first term, attended President Donald Trump's address to Congress ...

City Controller Chris Hollins wants to rename a portion of the downtown thoroughfare after late Congressman and former ...

A longtime public servant, Turner served in the Texas House of Representatives for many years before he was elected Houston’s ...

Texas Governor Greg Abbott has yet to set a date for the special election to replace the late Rep. Sylvester Turner.

Keeton, formerly known as Carole Keeton Strayhorn, died surrounded by her family in Austin, according to an obituary.

Sylvester Turner served as Houston mayor and in Congress after serving 27 years in the Texas House. He died March 4.

On Saturday, late Houston mayor and congressman Sylvester Turner was laid to rest during services at the Church Without Walls ...

Texas Rep. Sylvester Turner, who spent nearly three decades as a state lawmaker and eight years as Houston mayor, has died.