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 …

  HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Anuja Vij stared into her cell phone and recorded the moment she felt was like winning the lottery. “This is the last dose on Feb. 24th,” a uniformed man said as he was about to jab her with the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. “There were no other cars, it was my car and …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — checked in on two Houston-area families, whose homes were damaged following the winter storm last week. Finding temporary housing, food and water supply are the top concerns for families who are still struggling. Single parent Christina Carter said her family’s clothes, furniture, beds, and laptops for school and work were a total loss after broken pipes …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The Houston area is now facing at least five different variants of COVID-19 with the addition of three from New York, Brazil and California. Study findings released Thursday by the infectious diseases team at Houston Methodist showed the additional three variants have been detected among the 20,453 coronavirus genomes in the area examined since the start …