HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Houston Mayor John Whitmire and city officials held a press conference on Monday evening to discuss the final preparations ahead of the winter storm hitting southeast Texas.

Whitmire said snow and precipitation are expected to begin falling around 10 p.m. Monday. METRO Houston will close at 9 p.m. Monday, and the mayor is encouraging people to prepare to be indoors ...

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Ahead of a winter storm that's anticipated to bring freezing rain, sleet and potentially 3-5 inches of snow or more to the Houston area, Mayor John Whitmire stressed Sunday that city residents do ...

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Mayor John Whitmire’s administration has rescinded a city policy that allowed Houston’s municipal workers to work a hybrid schedule, coming into the office on some days and working remotely at ...

Houston has the most stringent warming center opening policy of all of Texas’ major cities. Houston opens warming centers when the weather reaches a hard freeze of 24 degrees for two hours or ...

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