07/17/2026
Help Us Make a Difference!
We're looking for enthusiastic volunteers to help make the Mayor's Back 2 School & Health Fair a success!
Join us as we provide Houston-area students and families with school supplies, health resources, and community services before the new school year begins. Whether you're greeting guests, assisting with activities, or helping distribute supplies, your time can make a meaningful impact.
Sign up today and be part of a day dedicated to supporting our community on Saturday, August 1: https://www.houstontx.gov/btsf/volunteer.html
Mayor's Back 2 School & Health Fair - Volunteer
The Mayor’s Back to School and health Fair is designed to help economically disadvantaged Houston-area elementary school students and their families as they prepare to return to school.
07/15/2026
Houston, are you ready?! The countdown to the school year is ON! ✏️
Join us on August 1 for The Mayor’s Back 2 School & Health Fair featuring:
🎒 FREE backpacks & school supplies*
🩺 Health screenings
💉 Routine immunizations
👀 Vision & dental screenings
🤝 Community resources for the whole family
Don’t wait—register your student today and get them ready to head back to class with confidence! 💙 https://www.houstontx.gov/btsf/registermystudent.html
📍 George R. Brown Convention Center
⏰ 8 AM–2 PM
*While supplies last.
07/09/2026
Next event loading: The Mayor’s Back 2 School & Health Fair presented by Shell! Check us out on Saturday, August 1 at George R. Brown Convention Center from 8 am - 2 pm.
Student registration is open and if you’d like to volunteer, visit the links to sign up!
Register your student: https://houstontx.gov/btsf/registermystudent.html
Volunteer: https://www.houstontx.gov/btsf/volunteer.html
Shell
Mayor John Whitmire
City of Houston
George R. Brown Convention Center
07/05/2026
HOUSTON Making Memories of US. 🤠🇺🇸🔥
A RECORD-BREAKING crowd. A celebration and fireworks finale we’ll be talking about for years.
Thank you Keith Urban for delivering an electric performance and closing out Freedom Over Texas and America’s 250th in unforgettable fashion!
To our incredible sponsors Thomas J. Henry Injury Attorneys, Dr Pepper, and Silver Eagle Distributors Houston, thank you for helping make Houston’s biggest Fourth of July celebration possible.
Most importantly, THANK YOU, HOUSTON. Every cheer, every smile, every flag waving in the crowd made this celebration one for the history books.
See you next year… we’ll have to top this record with the 40th anniversary of Freedom Over Texas.
❤️🤍💙
07/04/2026
Today’s the day! Freedom Over Texas is happening! Gates open at 3 pm. Global Watch Party at 4 pm at Futbol Park.
Check out our KNOW BEFORE YOU GO slideshow. Plan and prepare.. and it’s going to be a hot one!
Thomas J. Henry Injury Attorneys
Dr Pepper ABC13 Houston Silver Eagle Distributors Houston Mayor John Whitmire City of Houston Keith Urban Collective Soul Los Lonely Boys
06/29/2026
When you overhear folks wondering what to do after the 12 pm game at Houston Stadium on July 4.... but you did the smart thing and already secured your ticket to Freedom Over Texas.
houstontx.gov/july4/eticket.html
Thomas J. Henry Injury Attorneys
Dr Pepper
Keith Urban
Collective Soul
Los Lonely Boys
KBXX 97.9 The Box
93Q Houston
Majic 102.1
Silver Eagle Distributors Houston
Houston's Eagle
06/26/2026
Los Lonely Boys are taking the stage at Freedom Over Texas! 🎶✨ A Texas favorite joining an unforgettable July 4 lineup in the heart of Houston. 5:30 PM front and center on Freedom Stage!
Don’t miss the celebration! houstontx.gov/july4/eticket.html
Thomas J. Henry Injury Attorneys
Budweiser
Dr Pepper
ABC13 Houston
Los Lonely Boys