News In Uvalde, families grieve. In Houston, 300 miles across Texas, the NRA holds its annual convention May 27, 2022 Donovan Slack and David Jackson, USA TODAY Comments Off on In Uvalde, families grieve. In Houston, 300 miles across Texas, the NRA holds its annual convention Even after an Uvalde school shooting left 19 children and two teachers dead, the NRA will hold its annual convention 300 miles away in Houston, Texas.