March 5 (UPI) -- Rep. Sylvester Turner has died, according to a statement from the City of Houston Wednesday. He was a former Houston mayor and was 70. Current Houston Mayor John Whitmire announced Wednesday during a council meeting that he had died. Advertisement In a statement on X, Whitmire said Turner was a remarkable public servant who affected millions of people. Whitmire wrote, "He rose from poverty but never forgot where he came from. It is a terrible loss for the city and a personal