Spend the warmer time Thursday and early Friday figuring out how to protect your pipes, plants, pets and people before the frigid temperatures set in.

The declaration is to ensure resources are available to communities that need them.

Several parts of Texas are under a winter weather advisory, including counties east of El Paso, Dallas, Austin, and areas north of San Antonio.

On a day when conditions were deemed too treacherous to open schools or government offices, they didn't keep Rockets fans from lining up for hours outside the Toyota Center to score a free bobblehead.

A Houston Whataburger was forced to close after a water main break erupted outside, flooding the restaurant and surrounding street.

A southwest Houston family used a snow machine to turn their front yard into a winter wonderland, drawing neighborhood kids for sledding and snowball fights. HOUSTON — A winter blast didn’t bring snow to Houston, but one southwest Houston neighborhood decided to make its own winter wonderland anyway.

More than 400 departing flights were cancelled from Houston, Dallas and Austin airports.

Harris County must extend early voting to Wednesday and Thursday for the 18th Congressional District runoff after polling locations closed for the winter storm.