House seat is shaping up to be a competitive one, with two Democrats already throwing their hats in even though the date of the special election has yet to be called. Turner, who survived a battle with bone cancer in 2022,

Mourners filed into Houston's Church Without Walls Saturday — some wearing black, others in vivid shades of blue — to honor former Mayor and U.S. Rep. Sylvester Turner at his funeral, as a montage of the prolific orator’s speeches played in the sanctuary.

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