On National Voter Registration Day, Mayor Sylvester Turner and a ground of host mayors held an opening news conference for the National Nonpartisan Conversation on Voter Rights Tuesday.

Uvalde CISD Superintendent Dr. Hal Harrell will hold a news conference at the district’s headquarters Thursday morning.

Children at Risk, a Texas nonprofit plans to bring advocates, community members, and local leaders to a news conference to discuss the needs of Uvalde after Tuesday’s mass shooting that took place where 19 kids and 2 teachers were killed at Robb Elementary.

Gov. Greg Abbott held a news conference in Eagle Pass, near the Texas-Mexico border, to discuss border security efforts on Monday.

The Texas American Federation of Teachers will hold a news conference with several Texas teachers to discuss survey results on school support amid the pandemic.

HOUSTON – Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo and Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner urged residents Wednesday to cancel holiday gatherings as hospitalizations and COVID-19 cases continue to increase in the Houston area. The judge urged residents to stay home and put plans on hold as Christmas and the end of the year approaches. “Mayor Turner and I wanted to join forces today to convey the seriousness of how important it is for everybody to cancel gatherings. The positivity rate is increasing.”As of Wednesday, the Houston Health Department reports 634 new COVID-19 cases and no new deaths. “It may triple by January, and that’s why it’s extremely important for us to avoid any type of gatherings this holiday season,” Persse said.

AUSTIN Gov. Greg Abbott will be holding a news conference where he will give an update on the states response to Hurricane Laura, which is now expected to become a Category 4 storm. The latest tracks predict Laura will make landfall overnight Wednesday into Thursday along the Texas-Louisiana border. Abbotts event is scheduled for noon Wednesday. Click2Houston.com plans to offer a live stream of the governors update.