NEWS ALERT: Gov. Greg Abbott To Hold Virtual Town Hall, Television Broadcast And Live-Stream

Governor and Top State Officials to Address Statewide Response to Coronavirus Outbreak

AUSTIN – Governor Greg Abbott and Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. today announced a live virtual Town Hall meeting on Thursday, March 19, 2020 at 7:00 p.m. CT.

The Governor will discuss the statewide response to the current coronavirus outbreak and will be joined by top officials from the Department of State Health Services, the Texas Division of Emergency Management and the Texas Education Agency.

Due to restrictions on large gatherings, the one-hour virtual Town Hall will take place at the studios of KXAN-TV in Austin, Texas, and bring viewers in communities across the state together via live television broadcast and streaming video. Viewers will be invited to submit questions to the Governor and the other state officials via the internet using the hashtag #AskAbbott.

“As Texas continues to respond to the threat of COVID-19, it is vital that all Texans understand the size and scope of this challenge as well as what the State of Texas is doing to mitigate the spread of this virus and keep Texans safe,” said Governor Abbott. “From Day One, the state has implemented preventative strategies and built on our public health capabilities, and we continue to add to these capabilities every single day. Along with our local and federal partners, we are aggressively working to expand our COVID-19 testing capabilities, protect the most vulnerable populations, and ensure that health care professionals and all Texans have access to the supplies and resources they need. We are all in this together and this Televised Town Hall is an opportunity to provide an update on the status of Texas’ response.”

The television broadcast will be hosted by KXAN-TV anchor Robert Hadlock and will air exclusively on 14 Nexstar stations across the state, including KIAH-TV (CW), KDAF-TV (CW), KXAN-TV (NBC), KRBC-TV (NBC), KAMR-TV (NBC), KVEO-TV (NBC), KTSM-TV (NBC), KLBK-TV (CBS), KMID-TV (ABC), KSAN-TV (NBC), KTAL-TV (NBC), KETK-TV (NBC), KWKT-TV (FOX) and KFDX-TV (NBC).

See table below for the list of participating stations and station website links

Local viewers may also access a live-stream of the Town Hall online by visiting their local Nexstar station’s website.

The Town Hall will open with Governor Abbott providing the latest information the state’s response to the coronavirus crisis followed by a fifteen-minute question and answer session between Governor Abbott, the other state officials, and Mr. Hadlock.

The broadcast will then allow approximately forty-five minutes of questions submitted by viewers around the state.

Viewers can pose a question to the Governor or any of the show’s guests via a variety of social media platforms using the hashtag #AskAbbott. Preference will be given to those questions submitted as videos rather than texts.

Governor Greg Abbott To Hold Virtual Town Hall Television Broadcast and Live-Stream:
Thursday, March 17, 2020
7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. CT
KXAN-TV studios

Host: Robert Hadlock, KXAN-TV

Guests:

  • Governor Greg Abbott
  • John Hellerstedt, Texas Department of State Health Services Commissioner
  • Nim Kidd, Chief of the Texas Division of Emergency Management
  • Imelda Garcia, Associate Commissioner of Laboratory and Infectious Disease Services at the Texas Department of State Health Services
  • Mike Morath, Texas Education Agency Commissioner 

 Town Hall will be carried on the following stations and websites

Station

Network

Market

Station Website

Social

KRBC-TV

NBC

Abilene

www.bigcountryhomepage.com

@KRBCnews

KAMR-TV

NBC

Amarillo

www.myhighplains.com

@KAMRLocal4News

KXAN-TV

NBC

Austin

www.kxan.com

@KXAN_News

KVEO-TV

NBC

Brownsville

www.kveo.com

@kveotv23

KTSM-TV

NBC

El Paso

www.ktsm.com

@KTSMtv

KLBK-TV

CBS

Lubbock

www.everythinglubbock.com

@KLBKNews

KMID-TV

ABC

Midland/Odessa

www.yourbasin.com

@Local2NewsKMID

KSAN-TV

NBC

San Angelo

www.conchovalleyhomepage.com

@ksannews

KTAL-TV

NBC

Shreveport

www.arklatexhomepage.com

@NBC6News

KETK-TV

NBC

Tyler

www.easttexasmatters.com

@KETK

KWKT-TV

Fox

Waco

www.fox44news.com

@KWKTFOX44

KFDX-TV

NBC

Wichita Falls

www.texomashomepage.com

@TexomasHomepage

KIAH-TV

CW

Houston

www.cw39.com

@CW39Houston

KDAF-TV

CW

Dallas

www.cw33.com

@CW33

Note: In addition to the live television broadcast, viewers may also access a live-stream of the Town Hall online by visiting their local participating Nexstar station’s website.

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