President Biden will spend the afternoon at the Harris Co. EOC, Houston Food Bank and NRG Park.

HOUSTON — President Joe Biden and First Lady Dr. Jill Biden are going to be in Houston today following last week’s winter storm.  It was devastating to our region, with 4.4 million people in Texas losing power and another 14.4 who — according to the TCEQ — had water issues. 

And then there’s this number – 4 minutes and 37 seconds. That’s how close we came to having a complete failure of the electrical grid, which would have put us in the dark for weeks.  While here, he’ll also visit one of the mass FEMA vaccination sites.

President and Dr. Jill Biden are expected to arrive in Houston around noon. 

Watch live coverage on KHOU 11 News at noon. 

Dr. Jill Biden will go straight to the Houston Food Bank, while President Biden goes to the Harris County Emergency Operations Center. He’ll later join her at the food bank and then head to NRG, where he’ll speak.  

We’re keeping a running account of his visit to Houston and will have any live video in the window above. And if you see photos of the motorcade or anything else related to the Bidens’ visit, upload a photo or video to the Near Me section of the KHOU news app.

Traffic delays for the Bidens’ visit

LIVE UPDATES OF PRESIDENT AND FIRST LADY’S VISIT

12:39 p.m. – Mayor Sylvester Turner greets President Biden in true Texas fashion, wearing a cowboy hat in honor of Go Texan Day.

12:23 p.m. – President Biden and Dr. Jill Biden are greeted by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, Congresswoman Shelia Jackson Lee, Congressman Al Green, Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner and Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo as soon as they walk off Air Force One. 


12:09 p.m. – President Biden and First Lady Dr. Jill Biden arrive in Houston. KHOU 11 was there as Air Force One landed at Ellington Airport. 


12:08 p.m. – Protestors are outside the Houston Food Bank. KHOU 11 Reporter Melissa Correa said one group is spotlighting the massacre that happened in Ethiopia’s Tigray that left hundreds dead and another group is Trump supporters. 

11:58 a.m. – Although President Biden is expected to visit Houston’s FEMA mass vaccination site today, business will still go on as usual. The site plans on administering 6,000 shots today.

11:46 a.m. – KHOU 11 crews are set up across Houston awaiting President Biden and the First Lady’s arrival.

11:35 a.m. – Houston SPCA employees are standing across the street from Harris County’s Emergency Operations Center — one of the few locations Biden is expected to visit today — hoping the president will adopt one of their animals in need of a forever home. 

9:30 a.m. – While in Houston, President Biden will meet with Gov. Greg Abbott, Sen. John Cornyn, Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo, Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner, Rep. Sylvia Garcia, Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, Rep. Al Green, Rep, Lizzie Fletcher

9:15 a.m. – President Joe Biden and First Lady Dr. Jill Biden departed from Joint Base Andrews for Houston.


7:30 a.m. – Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo said travelers should expect traffic delays starting at noon and into the evening hours due to the Bidens’ visit. There will be a large police presence primarily near the 610 Loop. Check live traffic

6:30 a.m. – KHOU Reporter Brandi Smith was live at Ellington on #HTownRush.  That’s where President Biden and First Lady Dr. Jill Biden will arrive later today.

6 a.m. – We’re taking a look back at past presidential visits to Houston. Click here to read more. 


10 p.m. Thursday – KHOU 11 Reporter Grace White was live outside the Houston Food Bank, one the stops.