India, March 5 -- Sylvester Turner, a longstanding mayor of Houston and a member of the US Congress, passed away on Wednesday at the age of 70, according to US representatives.

Turner's demise comes a few months after winning the contest for Texas' 18th Congressional District. He notably spent 27 years in the Texas House of Representatives and 8 years as the city's mayor.

According to his X account, Turner attended Trump's State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress. He even suggested the current administration to not mess with Medicaid.

In city hall on Wednesday, Houston Mayor John Whitmire declared, "We've lost an outstanding public official." "Experience matters folks. No one will be able to step into Sylvester's shoes...