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While the catastrophe wrought by unprecedented weather in Texas was shared by millions left shivering in their own homes, the suffering was not equally spread.

Already hit hard by pandemic, Black and Hispanic communities suffer the blows of an unforgiving winter storm click to enlarge Ben Torres for The Texas Tribune Marleny Almendarez, 38, with her niece Madelyne Hernandez, 3, and two boys, Aaron Hall, 11, and Matthew Hall, 14, outside their home in Dallas on Feb. 18,...

By Steve Almasy, Hollie Silverman and Joe Sutton, CNN In Texas, the governor called out the National Guard to help. In Kansas, the governor asked residents to do all they could to conserve...

The power is off in many US homes as millions deal with frigid wintry weather By Hollie Silverman and Joe Sutton, CNN  (CNN) -- Millions of people were stuck in homes without electricity in sub-freezing temperatures Monday afternoon as the demand for power outpaced the ability to provide it. More than 4 million customers in the United States had no power as of Monday afternoon because of the deadly storm system. At least 3.6 million outages were reported in Texas, where rolling blackouts s...

At least 5 major US airports have now closed due to snow and ice From CNNs Kay Jones The Federal Aviation Administration has closed two airports in Louisiana due to the ice and snow in the region, bringing the total number of major airports closed to five.  The airports in Baton Rouge and Lafayette were shut down around 11:50 a.m. CT. Baton Rouge Metro is slated to reopen at noon local time on Tuesday, while Lafayettes airport should reopen at 5 p.m. local time on Monday.  This is in addi...

Houston grants $1.25M in tax breaks to Transocean, Chase projects that will create just 20 new jobs By Jasper Scherer, Staff writer © Simon Dawson / Bloomberg City Council on Wednesday OK’d sales and tax refund agreements with Transocean Offshore Deepwater Drilling Inc. and JPMorgan Chase Bank. The refunds, each worth $1.25 million over five years, are under the Texas Enterprize Zone program, which targets “economically distressed” areas. neither company is in an enterpr...

Skip to main content Houston grants $1.25M in tax breaks to Transocean, Chase projects that will create just 20 new jobs FacebookTwitterEmail City Council on Wednesday OK’d sales and tax refund agreements with Transocean Offshore Deepwater Drilling Inc. and JPMorgan Chase Bank. The refunds, each worth $1.25 million over five years, are under the Texas Enterprize Zone program, which targets “economically distressed” areas. neither company is in an enterprise zone, but each must fill four o...

Humble ISD offers 24-hour coronavirus testing site for students FacebookTwitterEmail 1of5 Dr. Letitia Plummer gets her first dose of Moderna COVID-19 vaccine Monday, Jan. 4, 2021, at City Hall in Houston.Yi-Chin Lee, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographerShow MoreShow Less 2of5 People wait in a line for a COVID-19 vaccine shot Monday, Jan. 4, 2021, near the Bayou City Event Center in Houston.Jon Shapley, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographerShow MoreShow Less 3of5 4of5 Houston Mayor Sylvester ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- The Houston branch of the NAACP is the latest group to condemn a Houston city councilman over a controversial Facebook post involving former first lady Michelle Obama. Greg Travis, who represents Houstons District G, which encompasses areas including Memorial City and the citys west side, shared a post last month with an unflattering picture of the former first lady next to first lady Melania Trump, commenting "Yep, just saying." In response to comments on his post, Tra...

Houston NAACP calling on councilman to resign over his controversial Facebook post