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 ...

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

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

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

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.

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 ...

including opening 10 warming centers across the area. A map with the warming locations is posted on the City of Houston Office of Emergency Management website. The locations include: Acres Home ...

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

On Wednesday morning, Houston Mayor John Whitmire joined officials from the City of Houston Office of Emergency Management, ...

Houston was blanketed with layers of snow the morning of Jan. 21, pausing city services as residents and officials braced for ...