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Edgar Tristan, with Jorgensen a contractor for TxDOT, signals a tank is full as he and other crew members re-fill with a brine solution at Mueschke Road and SH 99 Grand Parkway Monday, Jan. 15, 2024, in Cypress. The brine is sprayed as a pre-treatment to help prevent ice from bonding to the roadway.

Photo by: Melissa Phillip, Staff Photographer

Houston freeze: Live updates on weather, road and school closures

As freezing conditions settle in across Houston, here's the latest on road conditions, school closures and weather updates.

Stay in the Loop

Firefighters responded to a fatal fire in the 1300 block of Old Greens Road on Jan. 15, 2024.

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Fatal Harris County house fire caused by heating lamps

Lamps intended to keep several pets warm caused a fatal fire Monday at a north Harris County family's home.

A Texas Department of Public Safety officer guards an entrance to Shelby Park on Thursday, Jan. 11, 2024, in Eagle Pass, Texas. Gov. Greg Abbott signed an emergency declaration allowing state troopers to take over the park, located on the banks of the Rio Grande, without permission from the city of Eagle Pass, according to its Mayor Rolando Salinas.

Photo by: Sam Owens, San Antonio Express-News

Texas denies claims that it blocked border agents from saving migrants

State military officials said the migrants were already dead by the time federal agents requested access to an area the state seized last week.

Valeria Maciel, 9, gets a hug from volunteer Liz Galloway after getting her new shoes and socks at Martin Luther King, Jr. Early Childhood Center, in Houston, Monday, Jan. 20, 2020. Houston Independent School District Board of Education Trustee Wanda Adams has partnered with national charity Samaritan's Feet to supply 500 pairs of shoes, enough for every student at Martin Luther King, Jr. Early Childhood Center, part of her District IX MLK Day of Service.

Photo by: Karen Warren, Staff Photographer

MLK Day of Service: Helping others is part of who we are

At the heart of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s prolific speeches and messages was often a call to serve, to help those who need help, writes Joy Sewing.

Houston Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud (7) celebrates after defeating Cleveland 45-14 during an AFC Wild Card football game at NRG Stadium on Saturday, Jan. 13, 2024, in Houston.

Photo by: Brett Coomer/Staff Photographer

Texans' divisional round matchup will be Saturday

The Texans will play their divisional round game at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday. The matchup will be broadcast on ESPN and ABC.

Pick of the Day

Dallas Cowboys supporters look on during the second half of an NFL football game against the Green Bay Packers, Sunday, Jan. 14, 2024, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Sam Hodde)

Photo by: Sam Hodde, Associated Press

Texans have more playoff wins than Cowboys in past 25 years

The Dallas Cowboys have won just four playoff games in the past 25 years. The Texans have won more despite existing for just 22 seasons.

What else is going on

People gather at a warming shelter set up at Gallery Furniture Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021 in Houston. As emperatures stayed below freezing Tuesday, and many in the neighborhood around the furniture store without power, Jim 'Mattress Mack' McIngvale opened his store to help area residents come in from the cold.

Photo by: Brett Coomer, Houston Chronicle / Staff Photographer

Warming centers for Houstonians to shelter from the hard freeze

If you lose power or are exposed to cold during the hard freeze, these warming centers will be open to help.

Georgia Andrews sinks her head down into her scarf and jacket as braces for wind in the 35-degree weather while watching runners race along Washington Avenue during the Chevron Houston Marathon, Sunday, Jan. 14, 2024, in Houston.

Photo by: Jason Fochtman, Staff Photographer

HISD, suburban districts will have school Tuesday amid freeze

Houston ISD is planning hold classes Tuesday despite the possibility of a hard freeze settling over the area Tuesday morning.

A group of demonstrators holding Nazi flags and a banner on a bridge above Interstate 45 in Houston, Saturday Jan. 13, 2023.

Photo by: Houston Chronicle Staff

'Make America white again' banner at I-45 bridge, City Hall in Houston

The Houston Police Department responded to the scene between 2:30 p.m. and 3 p.m., according to a police spokeswoman.

Houston Texans co-owner Janice McNair, left, visits with former Houston Texans wide receiver Andre Johnson before an NFL football game Sunday, Oct. 15, 2023, in Houston.

Photo by: Brett Coomer, Staff Photographer

Breaking down the legal ins and outs of the McNair family court drama

The fate of the Houston Texans could look much different pending the outcome of Robert Cary McNair, Jr.'s legal pursuit of guardianship of his mother and the team's owner, Janice McNair.

A post office is seen Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2023, on North Shepherd Drive in Houston.

Photo by: Jon Shapley, Staff Photographer

Is your USPS package stuck in Missouri City? Here's why.

Many people are seeing their packages arrive late after being held at a USPS facility.

Republican presidential hopeful Nikki Haley speaks to a crowd as part of her closing argument to Iowans ahead of Monday's GOP presidential caucuses on Thursday, Jan. 11, 2024, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

Photo by: Meg Kinnard, AP

Fact check: Haley claims Biden deported only fraction of migrants

The remarks from the Republican primary presidential candidate are missing details about border crossings and deportations under Joe Biden.

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Exclusive group helps centimillionaires navigate wealth

The first million is the hardest, an old investment maxim has it. But the 100th million can bring its own challenges. That's the premise of R360, a group that seeks to help ultrahigh-net-worth individuals, and their families, reach their full potential.

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Rachel Hawkins among the authors at Houston book events this week

The New York Times best-selling author of "The Wife Upstairs," "Reckless Girls" and "The Villa," will talk about her latest book at Murder By The Book.