Published maps place a border barrier along the levee at Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge, and conservationists warn the design could fragment habitat and trap wildlife. Lawmakers’ fast-moving funding talks will help decide whether protections hold.

Clear skies and a mild warmup today in Houston, highs near 64°F. Low tides in Galveston Bay may strand small craft through Friday morning.

A sharp freeze left thousands of striped mullet dead in the Laguna Madre near South Padre Island, and shoreline crews are racing to clean up the flats.

Sunny and breezy Wednesday with highs near 62°F and gusts up to 25 mph. Coastal mariners should exercise caution into Thursday morning.

Freeze Warning in effect through 9 a.m. Sunday; sunshine will warm Houston into the mid-50s today. Warming centers are open and a stronger warm-up arrives early next week.

Cold, sunny Saturday with highs near 44°F. Freeze Watch overnight; warming centers are open.

Uranium Energy has applied to renew Permit UR03075 for operations near Yorktown. Regulators set a Feb. 5 contested‑case hearing to consider monitoring changes and aquifer restoration plans.

Houston faces a cold weekend with a hard freeze Sunday, and an Arctic air surge forecasted to drop temperatures into the low 20s. Residents are advised to take precautions for pets, plants, and pipes.

Houston's morning fog cleared to give way to an approaching arctic cold front, signaling a cooler weekend ahead with no immediate freezing precautions needed.

Houston will press ahead with its 2020 Climate Action Plan and municipal emissions targets despite the U.S. exit from the Paris Agreement.

Houston experiences frost and chill with clear skies as temperatures are set to rise later in the week, before a cold front brings cooler weekend temperatures and no rain.

Houston recovers from a storm with schools closed and people out despite the cold, including a fan collecting Rockets bobbleheads, while traffic flows smoothly and local life thrives. Weather forecasts predict a calm week ahead.

CenterPoint Energy released over 500 workers to help with storm recovery in other states, maintaining service for 99% of its Texas customers during a winter storm.