Community members are invited to a third meeting held by the Texas Education Agency about the takeover of the Houston Independent School District.

The Houston Health Department is expanding its COVID-19 testing effort because the demand for testing is rising dramatically.

HOUSTON – The City of Houston handed out thousands of cases of water to Houstonians Friday. “We’ve lost gas, water, lights, food, but we don’t lose hope,” said Percy McGee. He and hundreds of others waited outside Delmar Stadium, where the city started distributing thousands of cases of bottled water. RELATED STORY: LIST: Food and water distribution sites in the Houston area“No water, electric, just have to make that big sacrifice. Also, the city planned to deliver bottled water to disable people who cannot make it to one of them.

HOUSTON – Due to overwhelming demand from the public, Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner announced that Friday’s water distribution at Delmar Stadium will begin one hour earlier than scheduled. As low water pressure remains an issue across the city, many Houstonians are without water or lack the power to boil drinking water. Mayor Sylvester Turner, city employees and volunteers will distribute water at 10:30 a.m. A news conference will take place at 11 a.m. The city is also expected to distribute water to several senior living centers and provide more supply to city council members to distribute in their districts. Each council member will determine the location and hours for the bottled water distribution.

HOUSTON – The Houston Health Department said Tuesday that fraudulent text messages are being sent about area COVID-19 vaccinations. A tweet noted that the United Memorial Medical Center’s Delmar Stadium event is only open by appointment and that there is not a vaccination event this weekend at Baker Ripley. ALERT: We're aware of two fraudulent text messages about #COVID19 vaccinations. There is not a vaccination event this weekend at @BakerRipley. Do not provide personal info in response to these messages.

HOUSTON Mayor Sylvester Turner provides an update to the citys COVID-19 response on Wednesday. Houston needs to curve the spread of the coronavirus this month to help with the reopening of schools, Turner said. He said the city needs 90% compliance from residents for the safety measures to work. Houston has two free testing sites at Delmar Stadium and Butler Stadium, which FEMA will fund through July, Turner said. He said the city hopes that the federal government will remain engaged through August.