Days into the grip of a winter storm that dumped more than 5 inches of snow on the Dallas Fort-Worth area and left millions of Texans without power, the state’s power grid operator said it had no idea when outages might end. Temperatures dropped to a record low of -2 degrees Tuesday. As North Texans hunkered down, organizations across the …

AUSTIN — One minute, Gov. Greg Abbott is blaming the woes of millions of power-deprived Texans on managers of the state’s electricity grid — and the freezing of natural gas supplies and generators. The next, he’s on Fox News, attributing Texas’ worst winter-weather disaster in decades to wind and solar power outages, which he says illustrate how a “Green New …

On Valentine’s Day, with the worst of this freezing winter spell ahead of us, we in the Dallas-Fort Worth area needed some love. Record-low temperatures and a series of snow storms were expected, and that’s the kind of unfamiliar forecast that can be a little foreboding to folks from around here. So, The Dallas Morning News took to Facebook for …

At least one frozen pipe burst early Wednesday at Dallas’ Fair Park, causing water damage to the Cotton Bowl, Tower Building, Hall of State and possibly other nearby facilities. Tony Becker, Park and Recreation Board secretary, described the water damage as “significant” but didn’t elaborate further about what happened in an email to the City Council and the Park Board. …

Hundreds of thousands of North Texans remained without power Wednesday through the region’s second winter storm of the week, even as the state’s power grid operators restored power to nearly 700,000 homes statewide overnight. More than 1.7 million Texas homes were reported to be without power at 9:47 p.m., according to Power Outage.us, despite electricity being restored even temporarily to many …

Health authorities are closely watching an outbreak of respiratory illness caused by a new strain of coronavirus known as COVID-19. Here are the answers to key questions about the outbreak: What is the virus? Scientists have identified the virus as a novel, or new, coronavirus. The name comes from the Latin word for crowns or halos, which coronaviruses resemble under …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Grocery stores and gas stations are experiencing long lines as people without power or water are trying to get essentials like water and a warm meal to eat. There’s now a push to get more water supply in stores as people could be without for a few more days, or remain under a water boil notice. …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Houston-area roads have turned hazardous once again due to winter precipitation across the region. While authorities have already advised people to stay off the roads, if you absolutely have to travel, use extreme caution and slow down.     IH-45 GULF Northbound At BELTWAY 8-SOUTH Exit Ramp,Left Interchange Ramp,Right Interchange Ramp Verified at 1:23 AM on …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A boil water advisory can be issued under a number of circumstances from natural disasters, like in the aftermath of hurricanes and winter storms, to sudden emergencies like a water main break. So, what are the health risks associated with not boiling your water? We took this question straight to Houston-area Dr. Christine Le, a family …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — While a lot of Houstonians sought shelter from the snow and freezing temperatures of Monday’s rare snowfall event, a group of guys took advantage of an icy and near-empty Interstate 10 freeway to ski. A video is going viral of Travis McGullam being pulled by a truck while skis were strapped to his feet. McGullam told …