Area residents needing shelter from the extreme cold and snow this week are encouraged to call the 211 Texas/United Way ...

City and county officials in Houston and surrounding areas, along with nonprofit organizations, are opening shelters and ...

As temperatures plunge to dangerous levels, Houston and Fort Bend County are some of the areas with open locations to provide ...

Harris County is preparing for an impending Arctic front, with Judge Lina Hidalgo announcing a readiness plan to keep ...

A winter storm is set to bring snow, sleet and potential ice accumulation to the Greater Houston area Jan. 21.

Houston, which doesn't typically experience cold weather, has the most stringent guidelines for opening warming centers ...

Whitmire expressed frustration with homeless people who refused shelter during this week's winter storm. He said the city needs the authority to remove them from the streets.

Ten warming centers will open the evening of Sunday, Jan. 19, Mayor John Whitmire announced during a Jan. 17 press conference ...

Mayor John Whitmire said during the historic arctic blast that hit the Houston area, around 1,300 unhoused individuals visited shelters across the city.

Mayor John Whitmire on Wednesday defended the city’s response to last week’s cold blast, saying officials “worked around” a ...

Houston Mayor John Whitmire says the previous administration's policy is why he could not open the warming centers during ...

In preparation for another round of cold weather, Houston opened 10 warming centers Sunday night with some Harris County precincts and Fort Bend County officials also announcing warming centers.