Houston businesses fear another COVID-19 shutdown KTRK Share: HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo and Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner are expected to hold a joint news conference Wednesday after seeing a rise in COVID-19 numbers. It is not known what they will say, but it has Houstonians wondering about the impact of any new possible restrictions in the area. Hidalgo and Turner will be joined by Harris County Public Health's Director of Nutrition & Chronic Disease Prevention, Dr. Sherri Onyiego, and City of Houston Chief Medical Officer Dr. David Persse. "People are barely hanging on right now," said Houstonian Jason Millis.