First COVID-19 vaccination hubs open in Montgomery, Galveston counties “It’s been a long time coming,” said Jason Millsaps, chief of staff for Montgomery County Judge Mark Keough. Author: Adam Bennett Updated: 9:40 PM CST January 20, 2021 CONROE, Texas — Hundreds of people in counties surrounding Harris County began receiving their first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine. Montgomery and Galveston counties became some of the latest “large vaccination hubs” in Texas after being left off the state’s list the previous week. “It’s been a long time coming,” said Jason Millsaps, chief of staff for Montgomery County Judge Mark Keough. On Wednesday morning, cars began arriving at Montgomery County’s first mass vaccination site at the county fairgrounds in Conroe.