A former Texas legislator and NFL player, Turner has been tasked with overhauling the country's affordable housing system.

Picked to lead the housing agency under Trump, the former Texas House member tells senators there is a housing crisis.

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President-elect Trump meets with Scott Turner, his nominee to lead HUD. Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images The day after Donald Trump won office, the mood at a Miami real-estate conference ...

During a confirmation hearing, Eric Scott Turner said his priority as secretary would be increasing the supply of affordable ...

President Donald Trump's second White House is looking a lot like the inside of Mar-a-Lago, with extremely wealthy Americans ...

Eric Scott Turner, President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to be Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, delivers his opening remarks during a Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and ...

President-elect Donald Trump's Cabinet nominees Scott Bessent, Doug Burgum, Lee Zeldin and Scott Turner will sit for Senate confirmation hearings Thursday. Trump's nominee to lead the ...

Scott Turner, Trump's HUD pick, plans to adjust Opportunity Zones to boost housing development, focusing on tax incentives.

that he had selected Turner as his nominee for secretary of Housing and Urban Development in his second presidential term. In a statement, Trump said, "Scott is an NFL Veteran, who, during my ...