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A bench downwind from the fountain at Bob Smith Park in downtown Houston is covered in ice as temperatures remain below freezing on Friday, Dec. 23, 2022.

Photo by: Elizabeth Conley/Staff Photographer

A hard freeze will hit Houston soon. Here's a timeline of impacts.

The arctic cold front moving into Houston this weekend will produce the city's coldest temperatures since December 2022.

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Alexis Serrato photographs family Christmas photos with the help of her assistant, Tabitha Castillo, 17, on an esplanade on Sunday, Dec. 3, 2023, in Pasadena.

Photo by: Karen Warren/Staff Photographer

No ACT/SAT scores? Most colleges now say that's okay

Advocates argue that testing requirements help the wealthy, disadvantage historically underrepresented populations and don't provide a true measure of college readiness.

Judge Frank Aguilar listens during a hearing in the 228th District Criminal Court on Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2023, at the Harris County Criminal Courthouse in Houston.

Photo by: Jon Shapley, Staff Photographer

Editorial: A Harris County judge was accused of domestic violence. Why is he still on the bench?

Harris County District Court Judge Frank Aguilar should recuse himself from presiding over domestic violence cases while he faces criminal charges for the same offense, according to the Houston Chronicle Editorial Board.

Super Neighborhood Alliance Vice Chair Keith Downey speaks at an informational meeting hosted by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality on a proposed concrete crushing facility near Lyndon B. Johnson Hospital for community members, lawmakers and environmental justice advocates on Thursday, Dec. 7, 2023, at New Mount Calvary Missionary Baptist Church in Houston. Most community members in attendance oppose the plant, which they say could expose already vulnerable patients and residents to harmful pollutants.

Photo by: Raquel Natalicchio, Staff Photographer

Harris County plans legal action after TCEQ approves permit for concrete crusher near hospital

Harris County Attorney Christian Menefee said his office, in partnership with Lone Star Legal Aid, plans to file a motion to overturn the decision with the TCEQ.

Texas Department of Public Safety officers guard 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 National Guard blocking Border Patrol from key stretch of Rio Grande, DOJ says

Soldiers were preventing federal officials from reaching a key staging area and blocking them from using the only boat ramp for miles along the Rio Grande.

Pick of the Day

Houston Texans wide receiver Nico Collins (12) picks up a 29-yard gain during the first half of an NFL football game Saturday, Jan. 6, 2024, in Indianapolis.

Photo by: Brett Coomer, Staff Photographer

'I ain't done.' How receiver Nico Collins reached another level for Texans

Nico Collins is a major reason why the Texans are in the playoffs against the Cleveland Browns at 3:30 p.m. Saturday at NRG. He had nine catches on nine targets for 195 yards last week in a must-win game.

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Movie goers line up at the stack bar at Regal MarqE Cinema

Photo by: Brett Coomer/Staff Photographer

New Regal MarqE brings modern movie-going closer to city's core

While the bulk of the new multiplex construction in the area has been in the suburbs, the revamped MarqE will draw a lot from the roughly 400,000 living inside the Loop.