Civil rights activists will be hosting a press conference at City Hall Tuesday afternoon to challenge city councilmembers about racial profiling within Houston Police Department.

The family of Tony Underwood, who was shot by a Houston police officer during a pursuit involving a stolen SUV, is demanding answers, asserting he was unarmed and only holding a water bottle.

Astros General Manager Dana Brown and Manager Joe Espada are scheduled to address the season's end in a final press conference at Minute Maid Park.

City leaders, including Houston Mayor John Whitmire and Acting Houston Police Chief Larry J. Satterwhite, responded to the comments of a city councilmember at a news conference Sunday in regards to the city’s preparedness for Hurricane Beryl.

Nhung Truong, a 44-year-old single mother of three who was left paralyzed from the waist down following a robbery at Houston’s Dun Huang Plaza on Feb. 13, 2023, along with her legal representatives, held a press briefing at 1:30 p.m. at the Chinese Community Center located at 9800 Town Park Drive, Houston.

Two of the Houston Texans’ biggest moves from free agency were the signing of defensive end Danielle Hunter and trading for running back Joe Mixon. On Thursday, the team held a press conference for the two players.

U.S. Senator John Cornyn is meeting with Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner, Houston Police Chief Troy Finner, and Houston Fire Chief Sam Peña to discuss the recently introduced Public Safety Officer Support Act. Following a roundtable discussion, a press conference is being held to discuss the initiative with the public.

During a 1 p.m. press conference Sunday, the City of Houston will formally apologize to the family of Jose “Joe” Campos Torres for his death at the hands of Houston Police Department in May 1977, the Leauge of Latin American Citizens said in a release.

President Joe Biden is expected to hold a press conference at the NATO headquarters in Brussels Monday afternoon.

HOUSTON – Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo tearfully thanked Houston and the department Tuesday after announcing he would be leaving to become the police chief in Miami. Surrounded by several members of the Houston Police Department, Acevedo said he wanted everyone to understand how he came to the decision to leave Houston. RELATED: Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo: The biggest events of his career with HPD“I decided to take the Miami position because Miami is a world-class city like Houston,” Acevedo said. He said when the opportunity to become police chief in Miami was presented, he had been heavily thinking about what was next. The HPD chief also weighed in on who he thought would be a good fit for the next police chief in Houston.

SUGAR LAND, Texas – Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick spoke strongly about the power outage debacle during a press conference in Sugar Land Monday morning. This week, the Texas Senate and Texas House will launch an investigation into what went wrong, according to Patrick. AdPatrick reiterated that renewables are not the answer, but says his team is going back to the drawing board. “We are going to find out what went wrong. Patrick said he and his team are working on a solution for them, but he hasn’t come to a resolution yet.

HOUSTON – Senator Paul Bettencourt and Crime Stoppers of Houston held a press conference on “Caitlynne’s” bill filing on Personal Recognizance Bonds (PR bonds) Monday. The bill would prevent defendants from release on multiple PR bonds. The press conference started at 10 a.m. at the Crime Stoppers of Houston Building and included several community leaders/officials. “Too many of our citizens have become victims of violent crime by habitual offenders who are continually released back to the community often on multiple PR bonds,” said Crime Stoppers of Houston CEO Rania Mankarious. According to Andy Kahan with Crime Stoppers, since 2018, 90 victims have been killed in Harris County by defendants released on various PR and low-dollar felony bonds.

HOUSTON – In response to the rise in domestic and animal violence cases, local agencies are partnering to form the Southeast Texas Link Coalition to combat the abuse. The Southeast Texas LINK Coalition aims to bring together agencies from across Southeast Texas to build a cohesive network that combats both animal violence and human violence. “By launching the southeast Texas Link coalition we hope to prevent, combat, and educate the public on the link between domestic violence and animal cruelty,” said Dr. Malone. A representative of the coalition said since the COVID-19 pandemic began, there has been an increase in domestic violence cases. Animal abuse cases are expected to go up as well.

LAKE JACKSON, Texas – The road to drinkable water won’t be a short one in Lake Jackson after a brain-eating amoeba was found in the water system. The discovery initially led officials to issue a do-not-use order for the Brazosport Water Authority. That was later changed to a boil-water notice for the city of Lake Jackson. Officials said they believe BWA’s distribution system is clean and that the issue is limited to Lake Jackson, where 11 of 54 sites tested there showed low levels of disinfectant. Baker said monthly and quarterly testing records for Lake Jackson show nothing of concern leading up to the discovery of the amoeba.

Abbott to hold COVID-19 press conference at noon todayTexas Gov. The press conference is scheduled for noon Thursday and will be held in the Governor’s Press Conference Room in the Texas State Capitol in Austin. Click2Houston.com will livestream the press conference when it takes place. These Houston-area groups rehabilitate, help former inmates to prevent re-incarcerationThe discussion around criminal justice reform in Harris County is complex and often heated. According to the Texas Criminal Justice Coalition, more than 70,000 people return to the community from Texas prisons each year.

HOUSTON – Mayor Turner will announce the launch of Liftoff Houston, the City of Houston’s annual business plan competition sponsored by Capital One Bank and administered by the Houston Public Library (HPL) and the Office of Business Opportunity (OBO). The plans will be announced at City Hall at 3 p.m.Turner said winners in three categories – Service, Product and Innovation – will each receive $10,000 from Capital One Bank. Due to COVID-19 concerns, this year all Liftoff Houston events will be held virtually. The program also includes an Educational Pathway, which provides business education opportunities to all who are interested. Houston Public Library Director Dr. Rhea Brown Lawson, Office of Business Opportunity Director Marsha Murray and Capital One Bank VP of Business Development Mark Boucree will also speak during the press conference.

HOUSTON – The Houston Police Department said they arrested a suspected serial rapist with ties to the Greenspoint area at a Spring apartment complex Wednesday morning. The arrest of 28-year-old Brandon Jay Carter comes after a press conference Tuesday where officers asked for the public’s help in finding him. He uses a pistol, covers their eyes in different methods and uses ties to bound them during the sexual assault,” said HPD Investigator Reagan Daniel. Carter is expected to be charged on credit card abuse and sexual assault in this case. Carter was tied to another assault in July 2019 in 13000 block of Northborough, police said.