Two biopharmaceutical companies will give $5 million and $500,000, respectively, to nonprofit organizations in the United States and abroad that are responding to the growing monkeypox outbreak.

Up to 2,000 people will be able to receive free vaccinations during Galveston Pride weekend in an effort to protect themselves against monkeypox, health officials announced Wednesday.

Fort Bend Independent School District officials say a student has tested positive for monkeypox.

An adult with various severe illnesses, who was also presumptive positive for monkeypox, died Sunday, according to Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo and Harris County Public Health

Houston area health authorities Dr. Ericka Brown from the Harris County Public Health (HCPH) and Dr. David Persse from the Houston Health Department (HHD), hosted a virtual Q&A about monkeypox on Thursday.

Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo will provide an update on the monkeypox response and vaccination efforts Tuesday morning.

The Montgomery County Public Health has reported five additional probable cases of monkeypox, bringing the total number of cases to seven in the county.

Chambers County Public Health has confirmed the first case of monkeypox within Chambers County. Details surrounding the patient have not yet been released, but the Epidemiology Division continues to investigate the case.

Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo, along with the county and city health departments, and other medical community leaders, will provide a public health update Tuesday on the regional response to monkeypox and current vaccination efforts.

U.S. officials said they are able to ship out more monkeypox vaccine doses than previously planned.

The Houston Health Department on Tuesday will switch to intradermal monkeypox vaccinations, an injection just under the skin, and expand eligibility criteria to the estimated 26,000 people living with HIV in Houston and Harris County, officials said in a news release.

Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee will be joined by members of Congress Friday to advocate for a dramatic increase in the supply of monkeypox vaccine in the United States.

The Biden administration plans to declare monkeypox a public health emergency as cases top 6,600 nationwide, two sources familiar with the matter told NBC News.

Although the Monkeypox vaccine is now available in Harris County and Houston, the supply is limited.

Houston and Harris County officials said Tuesday they’re striving to get the monkeypox outbreak and the stigma associated with the virus under control before the spread becomes overwhelming.

Brazoria County has reported its first confirmed case of monkeypox, according to the local health department.

Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo and Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner held a joint news conference Monday to discuss the growing number of monkeypox cases across the Houston area.

Galveston County Health District announced Wednesday its first probable monkeypox case in an out-of-state resident, according to a release.

The Fort Bend County Health & Human Services was investigating the area’s first “probable” cases of Monkeypox Thursday afternoon.

Labcorp began testing for monkeypox Wednesday using CDC’s orthopoxvirus test (which detects all non-smallpox related orthopoxviruses, including monkeypox).

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on Friday ordered an additional 2.5 million doses of Bavarian Nordic’s JYNNEOS, an FDA-licensed vaccine indicated for prevention of smallpox and monkeypox, for use in responding to current or future monkeypox outbreaks and as part of U.S. smallpox preparedness.

The Texas Department of State Health Services and local health departments have found multiple cases of monkeypox in Texas residents who did not travel outside the state, according to a release.

The Houston Health Department said a third Houston-area resident has been diagnosed with monkeypox Friday afternoon.

Officials from the Houston Health Department confirmed the first case of monkeypox is now in the Houston area.

A single case of monkeypox has been reported in Dallas County, Texas health officials said Friday.