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The winter storm is here, and some Houstonians are feeling the effects of our days-long Arctic blast more than others. With rolling power outages, hazardous roadways and more winter-centric concerns that are pretty foreign to most residents of the Bayou City, here's what you need to know now: Updated 11:32 a.m. February 19  Water pressure is coming back up in Houston. Today, the city is averaging 32–34 psi, although there are still some pockets that still have about 20 psi.   “We are making steady, sustainable progress,” but it’s going to take time to get out and ...

The Confessions of Nat Turner. According to The Confessions, Turner was born into slavery on a Southampton plantation on October 2, 1800. He could read and write, which was unusual for an enslaved person of that time and place, and he owned a Bible. He had a family, including a grandmother to whom he was “much attached”; a father who escaped slavery; and a wife and son, who lived on a neighboring farm. He was deeply religious, “devoting [his] time to fasting and prayer,” and experienced private revelations in which “the Spirit that spoke to the prophets in former days” spoke to ...