HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A single mother and her four children are staying at a southwest Houston warming center to escape the cold from their apartment nearby. Lesli Deleon and her children, ages 7 to 15, said they have been living without electricity for the last month and a half. There were changes to the aid she was receiving recently, and …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Houston Public Works is experiencing an uptick in water leaks because of the cold weather. A department spokesperson told on Tuesday that 171 work orders had been created for water leaks, and 101 repairs were completed as of Friday. 13 Investigates found there are more than 7,000 miles of pipes carrying water underground in Houston, some up …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Amid freezing temperatures across Houston, residents on the northwest side of the city were experiencing gas outages on Tuesday. According to EPCOR, neighbors in Indigo Ranch, High Meadow Ranch, and Magnolia were experiencing a low-pressure issue in the main service line, but crews reportedly fixed the problem at about 2 p.m. If you experience any issues getting your …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Icy road conditions continue to cause problems for some drivers across Houston on Tuesday. We’ve got an Weather Alert Day in effect through noon Wednesday due to icy areas in parts of southeast Texas and a hard freeze. Freezing rain, sleet, and some snow fell across southeast Texas on Monday. Meanwhile, temperatures have stayed below freezing, so some …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Some Houston-area residents are without power as southeast Texas experiences a deep freeze. We have issued an Weather Alert Day through noon on Wednesday due to some lingering icy bridges and overpasses and a hard freeze. According to CenterPoint Energy’s outage tracker, 99 Houston-area customers are without power as of 10 p.m. The outage areas are spread out across the …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A tire shop customer is dead after a suspect opened fire on the business in southwest Houston. Houston police said they received a shooting call at about 8:30 p.m. Tuesday in the 2100 block of Mansard. At the scene, officers found a man had been shot several times and a tire shop employee had been wounded once …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Many of Houston’s homeless are taking refuge in one of the city’s six warming shelters Tuesday night, but many more will sleep outside. Kieaira Jones is one of those camped out at the Acres Homes Multi-Service Center. She and her three children moved to Houston last month from Florida so Jones could pursue her goal of internet …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The mother of a man shot by a Houston police officer last month is questioning the department’s transparency after learning there is no body-worn camera footage of the shooting. On Monday, the Houston Police Department released five videos – one from a dashboard camera and four others from the body cameras of all the officers on the …

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — An Aldine ISD student is facing charges after administrators say he brutally beat a janitor at Eisenhower High School. According to the district, the alleged attack happened at about 10 a.m. on Friday. Authorities said the student was completely naked when he approached 78-year-old Simon Galvez and started swinging. They also believe the student was under …