Mayor Turner said the group will avoid studying what went wrong at the deadly 2021…
Highlights
- Houston-Harris Special Events Task Force formed by Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner and Precinct 2 Commissioner Adrian Garcia.
- Ten concert-goers were killed and hundreds injured following a massive crowd surge at the Nov.
- 5 NRG Stadium concert.
- The city’s office of special events manages annually nearly 1,000 events attended by more than 10 million people.
- Turner: “The line of demarcation between the city and county properties is invisible to the public” The task force will make recommendations to improve communication, protocols and permitting requirements in Houston and Harris County “to ensure consistent operation standards for future events,” officials said.
- The group will also review safety standards of event operations, inside logistics, as well as the impact of events on surrounding neighborhoods.