Posted on · Local plumbers say sprinkler systems and other exposed outdoor water lines took the brunt of the damage during the latest cold snap in Houston, when temperatures were below freezing for about 36 hours from Dec. 22-24.
Posted on · Outreach teams from across the city have been directing unhoused people to shelters and providing cold weather supplies ahead the incoming freeze.
Posted on · Just as travel returns to pre-pandemic levels, an artic front in the Midwest and and record-breaking cold temperatures along the Gulf Coast and in the Eastern U.S. could bring dangerous conditions.
Posted on · Here's a list of some warming centers opening in Greater Houston as the temperatures drop again Friday night
Posted on · On Friday's show: The latest on frigid weather rolling into Greater Houston, and why you should care what some COVID testing sites are charging your health insurance.
Posted on · The National Weather Service says there's a good chance that some locations will set temperature records today, as arctic air settles in after a massive winter storm
Posted on · We asked an expert whether a long-held belief holds true
Posted on · When will Houston's cold snap end? And what's being done to protect the area’s most vulnerable during the cold weather?
Posted on · The cold is expected to continue through the holiday weekend and likely longer, according to the National Weather Service
Posted on · Cold weather is here — or at least it has been here and there the last few weeks. And while the holiday lights and festivities might make it feel like the time for work in the garden is over for a while, is that indeed the case? Linda Gay, horticulturist and gardener at The Arbor […]
Posted on · Today is World AIDS Day, and this year marks the 25th anniversary of Harris Health System's Thomas Street Health Center, which meets the medical, psychological and social needs of Houstonians diagnosed with HIV/AIDS. Thomas Street was the nation's first free-standing HIV/AIDS treatment facility. On this edition of Houston Matters, we hear about the challenges of […]
Posted on · The recent cold snap reminds us that, while summer months here can seem interminably hot and muggy, from October through April, Houston's weather can vary wildly. One day we're enjoying mild seasonal temperatures; the next we're fishing our coats out of the back of the closet, and being reminded to wrap our pipes and mind […]