Houston to open 12 warming centers ahead of hard freeze this weekend
Read full article: Houston to open 12 warming centers ahead of hard freeze this weekendHouston Mayor John Whitmire and the Office of Emergency Management announced another round of warming centers will open across the city in response to a National Weather Service forecast calling for a hard freeze this weekend.
Multiple HISD campuses report heating issues after Texas’ winter freeze
Read full article: Multiple HISD campuses report heating issues after Texas’ winter freezeEven though the winter freeze has passed for now, heating problems lingered Tuesday at multiple Houston ISD campuses, raising concerns for students and families as cold temperatures continued across the region.
Humble mother’s sweet 16 party canceled due to weather, faces refund dispute
Read full article: Humble mother’s sweet 16 party canceled due to weather, faces refund disputeA Humble mother is putting her daughter’s sweet 16 party on hold after bad weather forced the cancellation of the event at the Humble Civic Center—but that wasn’t the only challenge the family faced.
Preliminary study uncovers socioeconomic disparities during historic 2021 winter freeze
Read full article: Preliminary study uncovers socioeconomic disparities during historic 2021 winter freezeThe winter storm that blacked out much of Texas in February 2021 was brutal, but some neighborhoods throughout the greater Harris County area were fare worse off than others when it came to power restoration.