If getting around Houston isn’t tough enough already, traffic could get a little bit worse.

If you missed last December's packed event, then don’t worry because you don’t have to wait too long for Nostalgia Con’s 2025 visit!

Houston city leaders and company executives are coming together to unveil new plans to reinvent downtown Houston’s convention district.

Houston offers a vibrant array of events in January, including Bumper Cars on Ice at Discovery Green, the Tony Award-winning "The Book of Mormon" at the Hobby Center, and the Bridal Extravaganza at the George R. Brown Convention Center.

Doors open for guests at 10 a.m. at the George R. Brown Convention Center.

Dog enthusiasts worldwide converged at the George R. Brown Convention Center for the highly anticipated American Bully Kennel Club (ABKC) Nationals this Saturday, Dec 7. Houston Life's Melanie Camp got expert tips from champion dog handler "Bully the Kid" on what you need to know before you welcome a new dog into your family.

90s kids, gather round and mark your calendars for December 6-8 as Nostalgiacon allows you to bring out your inner child and see the icons behind your favorite shows growing up.

Find out where to donate or receive food this Thanksgiving in Houston. Explore local food drives, meal distribution events, and volunteer opportunities to help families in need or access free holiday meals and essential resources.

Biden will travel to Houston on Monday and Harris will attend a Celebration of Life Service on Thursday. The trip will mark Harris’ third visit to Texas in the past month.

KPRC 2 reporter Gage Goulding and photojournalist Oscar Chavez are at the George R. Brown Convention Center, where later today Vice President Kamala Harris will deliver a keynote speech during the American Federation of Teachers’ 88th national convention.

It’s the ultimate pop culture-filled weekend event loaded with entertainment, special attractions, celebrities, cosplay, fandoms, and so much more.

Authorities seek public assistance in apprehending Michael Devon White, accused of sexually abusing a minor at George R. Brown Convention Center

The three-day, free family-friendly event will include games, band performances, special guest appearances, autograph signings and exhibits celebrating college football and its history.

Houston mayor John Whitmire and local officials discussed safety, security and guidelines for the College Football Playoff National Championship happening on Monday, Jan. 8.

After being defeated in the runoff election for Houston Mayor by State Senator John Whitmire, Sheila Jackson Lee has until Monday at 6 p.m. to file for reelection to Congress if she wants to run again.

Are you looking for ways to give back this holiday season? If so, the City Wide Club is still looking for volunteers for the annual Grab ‘n Go or Sit ‘n Sup Super Feasts.

See some of the stunning pieces on display.

A large spectrum of fabric-minded people are expected to participate in November in the International Quilt Festival, at the George R. Brown Convention Center.

The Madd Hatta is awarding up to 10 students from TSU's School of Communications with $1,000 each in scholarship money. Here's how to apply!

The annual expo is this Saturday July 29th at the GRB from 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. It's FREE, and open to the public!

Big changes are coming to downtown Houston, thanks to a Senate bill that is anticipated to bring around $2 billion to the area.

The World Youth Foundation is holding a free Back 2 School Summit Sunday, July 23, at The George R. Brown Convention Center. The event will be hosted by the Madd Hatta, Houston’s legendary radio personality and music executive.

Calling all Houston gamers! Get your game face on this weekend at the Houston Gaming Expo coming to the George R. Brown Convention Center.

Dinosaurs roaring through George R. Brown Convention Center this weekend

Fans of superheroes, gaming, and anime join together every year at George R. Brown Convention Center to enjoy Texas’s largest comic book convention right here in H-Town.

If you didn’t get a chance to participate this holiday season - no worries - you can always help next year because the “gift of giving” has no expiration date.

More than 40,0000 textile enthusiasts are expected to attend the country’s largest quilt event, the International Quilt Festival, at the George R. Brown Convention Center in downtown Houston, Nov. 3 to 6.

While the holidays are a celebratory time for many, some of our neighbors may still be facing hardships while trying to give their families a season’s feast.

A look back at the devastation caused by Hurricane Harvey in Aug. 2017 and how the Houston area has worked to recover since.

Mayor Sylvester Turner will be joined by representatives from Shell and the Houston Food Bank in a news conference Thursday to announce details on the 12th Annual Back To School Fest presented by Shell.

Houston’s largest Japanese culture festival is returning to downtown’s George R. Brown Convention Center for its 16th year.

The law was made unenforceable by the Supreme Court in 2003, but Justice Clarence Thomas recently suggested that the court should reconsider it.

Fans of superheroes, gaming, and anime join together every year at George R. Brown Convention Center to enjoy Texas’s largest comic book convention right here in H-Town.

Outside the George R. Brown convention center in Houston Saturday, demonstrators gathered to protest the NRA during Day 2 of its annual convention.

An AP Fact Check is examining rhetoric from the National Rifle Association's annual meeting.

More than 50,000 attendees are expected to visit the George R. Brown Convention Center for the annual NRA Convention happening this weekend.

KPRC 2 has learned the International Festival is moving locations.

Tuesday should have been a day of triumph for 10-year-old Maite Rodriguez.

As the discussion on gun laws are once again at the center of attention following another deadly mass shooting in America, many people were questioning if the National Rifle Association would cancel its annual meeting in Houston.

Hundreds of people spent part of their Thanksgiving at the George R. Brown Convention Center serving food or picking up meals during the 43rd annual Super Feast.

Thousands of people will eat Thanksgiving meal at George R. Brown Convention Center for the 43rd annual Thanksgiving Super Feast.

The National Rifle Association announced its 2022 annual meeting and exhibit will be held in Houston.

The National Rifle Association announced Tuesday that it has canceled its annual meeting, which was set to be held in Houston next weekend, due to COVID-19 concerns.

After a yearlong postponement due to the pandemic, Anime Matsuri is bigger and better this year.

The experience will be at the George R. Brown Convention Center starting May 15th, and running through August 15th.

City officials, local outreach teams and other organizations are providing warming shelters and support for people seeking help. Houston:Lakewood Church, the Gallery Furniture store and multiple other warming shelters have opened in the area. Homeless outreach teams from the sheriff’s office, police department, and homeless outreach groups have worked to provide rides to the warming centers. If people need help outside of those hours, they can leave a voicemail or email homelessoutreach@sanantonio.gov. DFW:Dallas opened the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center as a warming center, where people will be provided with a chair, table and light snacks.

Several warming shelters have opened in and around the Houston area because of the arctic blast. AdLakewood ChurchLakewood Church is open as a warming center. League CityWe’ve opened a warming center at the Hometown Heroes Recreation Center. McGuire Dent Recreation CenterThe City of Galveston is reopening a warming center at the McGuire Dent Recreation Center beginning Wednesday, February 17 at 6 p.m. If you need a warming center, please use the Harris County and Houston centers along with this northside center.

HOUSTON – The George R. Brown Convention Center will open its door Sunday afternoon for those looking to escaping the winter weather. The GRB will begin accepting people beginning at 2 p.m. with the capacity to house up to 500 people if needed. Pets will also be allowed but will be kept in a separate area, according to officials. “BARC is here to set up some kennel space and have food and some basic care items for the people that come through our shelters with pets. They’ll be here to manage the area so the pets can you the facility and relieve themselves,” Rayne said.

The NRA's bankruptcy filing listed between $100 million and $500 million in assets and between $100 million and $500 million in liabilities. Sea Girt LLC made a separate bankruptcy filing Friday, listing fewer than $100,000 in liabilities. In an interview, NRA board member Charles Cotton made clear that the bankruptcy filing was motivated by litigation and regulatory scrutiny in what he called “corrupt New York” — not financial concerns. Going forward, the NRA said a committee will study opportunities to relocate segments of its operations to Texas and elsewhere. The NRA sued the Oklahoma-based company in 2019, alleging it was being overbilled and said in Friday's bankruptcy filing that the debt it is owed is disputed.

HOUSTON – It’s a Thanksgiving meal for those in need but like much of 2020, the 42nd Annual Super Feast will look different this year. of food for the holiday season. A 'Turkey Food Drive" will be held at George R. Brown from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m to help benefit Super Feast. They are asking volunteers to pick up the phone and give seniors a ring on the Thanksgiving holiday. The Thanksgiving Parade in Houston has also been reimagined because of COVID-19.

HOUSTON – Volunteers spent Thursday sorting and boxing the final round of recovery supplies donated at the George R. Brown Convention Center to ship to Lake Charles, Louisiana. Mayor Turner formed the Houston Paying it Forward Hurricane Laura support drive in partnership with The Mayor’s Health Equity Response (H.E.R.) Task Force volunteers spent two weeks collecting critically needed supplies to help storm survivors recover. “After Hurricane Harvey hit Houston, people from all over the country sent us supplies,” Community Relations Director and H.E.R. “Mayor Turner has given us an opportunity to pay it forward by organizing donation drives after major storms hit other areas of the country.

HOUSTON – By Wednesday evening, employees at Gallery Furniture had packed a second truck of bottled water, diapers, toilet paper and other must-haves filled for those affected by Hurricane Laura in Texas and Louisiana. The North Freeway location serves as a drop-off location for the Houston’s Hurricane Laura Relief Fund. “The products will be on the way to Lake Charles, Cameron and Orange starting tomorrow,” said Jim “Mattress Mack” McIngvale. Donation sites at the George R. Brown Convention Center and Gallery Furniture will be open from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.Kroger Stores have collection boxes at each of its locations. George R. Brown Convention CenterGround-level, Hall D off Chartres Street and Walker Street1001 Avenida de las Americas DriveHouston, Texas 77010Gallery Furniture6006 North FreewayHouston, Texas 77076A-Rocket Moving & Storage3401 Corder StreetHouston, TX, 77021Requested supplies

Credit: Sergio Flores for The Texas TribuneThe mayors of Texas' most populous cities described painful budget cuts with shortfalls of tens of millions of dollars stemming from the coronavirus pandemic. But they said they're worried that future budgets could be just as difficult to balance for years to come. The temporary closure of businesses and high levels of unemployment due to the pandemic have caused sales tax revenues which make up a significant portion of cities' budgets to plummet. Turner said the city took a hit of about $162 million but was able to avoid furloughing or permanently letting go of its employees. We suspended about $200 million worth of expenses in the middle of the fiscal year that we knew would help with the fund balance moving forward, he said.

HOUSTON A federal district judge ruled Friday that the Texas Republican Party can host an in-person convention at the George R. Brown Convention Center, according to attorney Jared Woodfill. Mayor Sylvester Turner and the Houston First canceled the contract with the Texas GOP, citing health concerns amid the coronavirus. After much debate, the Texas GOP moved its convention online Thursday. The Texas GOP is currently discussing whether or not to resume plans for an in-person convention in Houston. Upon receiving a written order from the federal judge, the City of Houston and Houston First will appeal.This is a developing story.

HOUSTON Organizers have canceled The International Quilt Festival, which was to be held in Houston on October 29 through November 1 at the George R. Brown Convention Center. Karey Bresenhan, founder and director emeritus of the event, shared the cancellation with greatest regret Wednesday. In fact, Quilts, Inc. has had to cancel Spring Quilt Market in Pittsburgh and postpone the reintroduction of our Summer Quilt Festival in Long Beach. The Houston Quilt Festival 2021 is scheduled for October 28-31. A virtual quilt festival is also planned, but a date has not yet been announced.

HOUSTON The Texas Supreme Court rejected the first of two lawsuits filed by Republicans over the cancellation of the partys in-person convention that was scheduled to happen in Houston this week. In the decision issued Monday, seven of the nine justices said parts of the lawsuit filed by members of the Republican Party against Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner, the city and the Houston First Corporation have merit. However, the justices said the court does not have jurisdiction to force Houston First, which oversees the George R. Brown Convention Center where the partys convention was to be held, to allow the convention to take place. A second lawsuit filed by the Texas Republican Party against the same parties is set to be heard in a Houston courtroom Monday morning. The lawsuits came after Turner ordered Houston First to cancel the convention, citing concerns over the coronavirus pandemic.

HOUSTON – Swift and scathing reactions are pouring in from Republican party leaders around Texas after the city of Houston canceled the Texas GOP convention that was slated to take place next week at the George R. Brown Convention Center. Instead, he waited until the eve of the Convention to inflict the greatest disruption.”Turner’s actions Wednesday come after weeks of back-and-forth with the Texas GOP and as coronavirus cases continue to surge in Texas and in Houston and Harris County. The Houston mayor previously sent a letter to both Gov. “It has just come to my attention that the city of Houston has canceled the Republican Party convention. ‘Political stunt'Officials with the Harris County GOP called Turner’s move “hypocritical,” in a tweet soon after the announcement was made.

HOUSTON As the city of Houston moves to cancel the states GOP convention, city leaders and health experts are calling it the right move as others are considering it controversial. When youre in an indoor event like a conference, it requires ancillary support. So you are involuntarily including other people in order to facilitate that event, thats the difference, he said. Dr. David Persse with the Houston Health Authority said the risk level is higher for an indoor event. When its an indoor event, its clearly a different environment.

MONTGOMERY, Texas On Wednesday, Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner sent shockwaves across the state when he canceled the GOPs state convention at the George R. Brown Convention Center. Montgomery County Judge Mark Keough offered to help, saying his county could hold the convention. Dickey said theyre looking at several relocation options for their convention including, Montgomery County. Hotels and different venues have been contacted, according to Montgomery County officials. I think thats fantastic, said Montgomery County resident Paul Renberg.

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 Houston officials on Wednesday canceled the Texas Republican Partys in-person convention, saying the spread of the coronavirus made it impossible to hold the event as scheduled. Greg Abbott, the states top Republican, had publicly deferred to state party leaders who last week voted by a 2-to-1 margin to go forward with an in-person event. But even Patrick, who is chairman of Trumps reelection campaign in Texas, expressed misgivings about his party pressing forward with the convention. The Texas Medical Center, a consortium of Houston hospitals, has moved into surge capacity for its intensive-care beds. Texas Democrats held an online convention in June, and national Democrats plan to hold an almost entirely virtual convention in August.

HOUSTON The Texas GOP Convention planned at the George R. Brown Convention Center between July 16-18 will continue as planned, according to the Republican Party of Texas Chairman James Dickey. Dickeys statement Monday came after Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner called for the Texas GOPs executive committee to cancel the in-person event that is expected to see roughly 6,000 attendees. Turner asked that the event either be made virtual or that certain health protocols be put in place. Turners request for the convention to go virtual comes as Houston continues to be a hotspot for coronavirus in Texas. Last Thursday, the 64-member executive committee, which serves as the governing body of the state party, voted 40-20 to move forward with the in-person event.

James Dickey, Texas GOP Chairman is seen on a large video screen during the final afternoon of the 2018 Texas GOP Convention in San Antonio. Robin Jerstad for The Texas TribuneThe Republican Party of Texas is moving forward with its controversial in-person convention during the coronavirus pandemic but elected officials including Gov. As the state has seen a surge in coronavirus cases, calls have been growing over the past week for the party to cancel its event. Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner on Monday asked the State Republican Executive Committee to cancel the gathering and warning that health inspectors would have the authority to shut down the event if certain guidelines are not followed. Shortly before Whatley made the announcement, Abbott was noncommittal in a TV interview when asked if he'd attend the convention in person.

The trade show floor at the 2018 Texas Republican Convention in San Antonio. Bob Daemmrich for The Texas TribuneThe Texas GOP's executive committee voted Thursday night to proceed with plans to hold the partys in-person convention in Houston later this month. The State Republican Executive Committee, a 64-member body that serves as the governing board of the state party, voted 40-20 to approve the resolution supporting the in-person gathering. The convention, scheduled for July 16-18, will be held at the George R. Brown Convention Center, where roughly 6,000 people are expected to attend. Over the past week, demands have mounted for the party to cancel plans for an in-person convention, with some Republicans stating they would not attend such an event due to safety concerns.

HOUSTON – Bill Nye is attending America's commercial space conference and exposition– SpaceCom, in Houston. The science guy was present at the convention on Nov. 20 when he discussed LightSail 2 with the world's largest independent space interest group The Planetary Society which he serves as CEO. At SpaceCom conference in Houston. @exploreplanets pic.twitter.com/VdJp85P1a8 — Bill Nye (@BillNye) November 20, 2019The conference requires registration to attend, which can be completed online. The expo is free to attend but does not include participation in keynotes, general sessions and roundtable discussion with featured speakers.

The Starliner is Boeing’s answer to putting Americans back in the business of launching U.S. astronauts to the International Space Station. Our forward velocity (is) with this rocker switch on top ... so clicking that forward will increase your forward speed," Nelson said. Boeing hopes do it for half that. That could include a private customer visiting the International Space Station for research. Boeing hopes to launch sometime in the middle of 2018.