Houston’s 18th Congressional District will have 2 elections in 32 days. Voters may be befuddled

On Friday's show: We get the latest on this weekend’s freezing weather and the demands it puts on the power grid and local infrastructure.

The utility company that serves much of the Houston region is testing its equipment and preparing additional workers ahead of the winter storm.

The National Weather Service's Houston area office forecasts southeast Texas could be hit by dangerously cold temperatures, with potentially life-threatening wind chills. Officials are opening warming shelters and pre-treating roads for…

Coverage by the Houston Public Media news team of the November 4, 2025 election, featuring reporters in the field and in-studio analysis.

Abbott issued disaster declarations Thursday for more than 130 counties ahead of a winter freeze expected to sweep into Texas over the coming days. "The goal is to make it through with no life lost," the governor said.

Texas lawmakers finally increased funding for disabled students after years of underfunding. Now, the state must figure out what equipment, training and other services that $250 million will go toward.

Senate Bill 4 returns to the 5th Circuit with border crossings at record lows, a sharp reversal from the influx that inspired Texas’ law authorizing state police to arrest undocumented immigrants.

Just one year after the worst measles outbreak in the country began in West Texas, public health officials said the U.S. could lose its measles elimination status. Public health leaders from North Texas and Lubbock warn declining…