Turner, who spent nearly three decades in the Texas House and died last week, was remembered as a passionate Democrat committed to working across the aisle.

State lawmakers on Thursday formally honored Sylvester Turner, adding to the parade of tributes that have poured out since his death last week and ahead of his memorial on Saturday in Houston. Turner,

AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas House of Representatives has granted permission for the body of the late U.S. Rep. Sylvester Turner to lie in honor in the Hall of the House of Representatives on March 13 and 14 in recognition of his decades of public service.