Now, when our police officers and firefighters and others are encountering people who are not wearing masks, we are going to be issuing the necessary warning, please put on your mask on, and failure to do so will cause a citation, a ticket to be given.

Sylvester Turner

When we are encountering people on patrols, out and about, and we are seeing that they do not have their mask on when they are in public and around other people, we will provide the necessary warning, and then a failure to heed to that warning will lead to a citation and a $ 250 fine.

Sylvester Turner

It is not prudent, it is not wise, and it is not in the public health safety of this city, the delegates, the employees and others, for this convention -- the state Texas Republican convention to move forward, and we will exercise the provisions of the contract to cancel this convention.

Sylvester Turner

Where there are provisions that would allow us to cancel this convention, we will exercise those provisions, the plan is to exercise those provisions, to cancel this agreement, this contract, today, to not go forward with this convention.

Sylvester Turner

The virus has not disappeared. It's still in our communities. How prevalent it is, only the testing will tell.

Sylvester Turner

Look, this is Houston, when we work together we're able to do great things.

Sylvester Turner

People that are in elected office and positions of power - we are listening, it's important for us to not just listen, but to do. I want you to know your marching, your protesting has not gone in vain. George did not die in vain.

Sylvester Turner

The reality is that there are too many people who are coming together, no social distancing, no mask. And then after this Memorial Day weekend is over they're going to be on somebody's job or in close proximity to somebody else.

Sylvester Turner