Sylvester Turner

The 2020 Texas GOP convention was set to take place at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston, until Mayor Sylvester Turner announced it would be canceled over public health concerns.

Politics & Government

Houston Mayor Cancels Texas GOP's In-Person Convention, Citing Public Health Concerns

9:52pm July 08, 2020

by Rachel Treisman

Mayor Sylvester Turner announced the move on Wednesday, as the city reported hundreds of new cases of COVID-19.