AUSTIN — Lawmakers grilled energy industry stakeholders for hours Thursday as they reviewed the many failures in the state’s energy system last week that left millions of Texans shivering in the cold for days without power. The first hearings in the Texas House and Senate since the crippling storm included lots of questions and finger-pointing but no solutions, at least …

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 …

WASHINGTON – Gov. Greg Abbott asked the White House to add 54 more counties to the major disaster declaration, and said he’ll use use President Joe Biden’s visit to Houston on Friday to lobby for more aid as Texans recover from last week’s epic grid disaster. Biden will bring empathy and reassurance that help is coming as millions recover from …

Multiple police and fire departments responded Thursday to a five-alarm fire at a recycling facility in Tarrant County that resulted in at least three injuries, officials said. Flames and large plumes of black smoke filled the air as firefighters tried to extinguish the blaze, and authorities said crews were expected to be working throughout the night. The building is the …

AUSTIN — Lawmakers began calling for the resignation of the chairwoman of the Public Utilities Commission Thursday night after hearings into the failures that left millions of Texans without power in freezing cold temperatures last week. Rep. Jared Patterson, R-Frisco, called late Thursday on Twitter for the resignation of Public Utilities Commission chairwoman, DeAnne Walker. “PUC Chair (at least) must resign,” he …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — As Texas continues to recover from the deadly winter storms, Interfaith Ministries is working to make sure 5,000 seniors throughout the Houston area and Galveston continue to have meals to eat. “I’m just taking it day by day,” said Elizabeth Pennington, who lives in the Heights. Pennington is a recipient of the Meals on Wheels program, …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Evictions skyrocketed during the pandemic and some have continued despite rental relief programs. That’s because many people who need help don’t know how to apply. This is why several groups including the South Texas College of Law and the Texas Gulf Coast Area Labor Federation have banded together to help inform struggling renters of their options. …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Thousands of Texans waited in food lines this week after last week’s deadly winter storm. Emily Fuentes and her 4-year-old daughter sat patiently outside St. Joseph House off Jensen Drive in north Houston. Fuentes told she’s facing foreclosure on her home and can’t seem to catch a break.Fuentes was among the millions of Texans who lost …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — If you’re worried about last week’s cold conditions running up your power bill, experts say you shouldn’t be. In order to supply Texans with power during the historic winter storm, it cost power companies a lot of money. Travon Knighten and Allexus Headrick of Houston thought that same cost was going to end up on a …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A dreary weather pattern will persist for days, bringing more sea fog and light showers to Southeast Texas. Some of that sea fog will spread inland overnight, so you might want to pad in some extra time for the morning drive. A front is stalled northwest of Houston, and that will keep temperatures in most Houston-area …