The governor and Mayor Whitmire will tour NRG Stadium on Monday to discuss the increased pressure from state and local leaders.
Monday, July 15, 2024 4:26PMTexas Gov. Greg Abbott and Mayor John Whitmire will tour the resource staging area for first responders at NRG Stadium on Monday amid growing pressure to restore power to thousands of Houstonians after Hurricane Beryl.
In his first press conference since Hurricane Beryl made landfall six days ago, Gov. Abbott is expected to address the devastation. On Monday, Abbott and Whitmire will tour NRG Stadium, which has also served as a medical shelter, helping those discharged from the hospital but unable to return home because of damage or lack of electricity.
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