HOUSTON – Montgomery County Judge Mark Keough, a Republican, invited the Republican Party of Texas to hold its in-person convention in the county after Houston officials canceled the event slated for next week at George R. Brown Convention Center. In response, Keough invited the party to hold its convention in Montgomery County in a video he posted on Facebook. “It has just come to my attention that the city of Houston has canceled the Republican Party convention. With Houston cancelling the Republican Party Convention I have offered Montgomery County as an alternative host for the upcoming convention. Jason Millsaps, the Chief of Staff for Montgomery County Judge Mark J. Keough, says the Texas GOP is aware of the county judge’s offer and has been in contact with hotels and venues in Montgomery County.

HOUSTON – All Montgomery County businesses will be free to reopen on Friday despite Governor Greg Abbott’s executive order requiring some to remain closed. After releasing his executive order Monday, Abbott said he’s still working on guidelines for reopening those businesses. It says people should avoid these businesses.”Without clarification, Keough says the governor’s order can’t be legally enforced and that it won’t be in Montgomery County. The attorney general’s office said they would release a revision of the governor’s order Thursday afternoon. Greg Abbott’s full executive order below: