HOUSTON-Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner told several thousand people demonstrating for stricter gun control that adults have a responsibility to stand up and protect all children.
Turner spoke Saturday morning at a rally at Tranquillity Park as part of the nationwide "March for Our Lives" following deadly gunfire last month at a school in Parkland, Fla.
Turner also announced creation of the Mayor's Commission to End Gun Violence, to focus on researching and recommending solutions at a local level.
Houston police tweeted an image of Chief Art Acevedo as part of the march.
Thousands of people also packed the grounds of the Texas Capitol in Austin to demand stricter gun laws.
Similar rallies took place at numerous other Texas cities, including Dallas, Fort Worth, San Antonio and El Paso.