Some schools in the Greater Houston area will be closed on Tuesday, Jan. 21, as an arctic blast freezing precipitation and hazardous road conditions to Texas.

Anytime there's a hard freeze, it's important to remember to protect yourself and your family, including pets, plus pipes and plants.

BEAUMONT, Texas — Due to the upcoming cold weather and the potential for snow next week many Southeast Texas schools may be considering a closure. We're doing our best to keep up with all of them and publish them here as soon as we have confirmed official information on a school closure.

We're publishing the latest information from around Southeast Texas as the area prepares for and then deals with any impact the cold temperatures may bring.

Icy conditions are the biggest worry with winter precipitation, but the latest forecasts keep most of the risk for ice much farther north of Houston.

Entergy Texas has received the green light for Phase I of its Texas Future Ready Resiliency Plan, aimed at bolstering the power grid in Southeast Texas.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has directed the Texas Division of Emergency Management to activate state emergency response resources ahead of heavy rainfall that is expected in East and Southeast Texas beginning Thursday.

National Weather Service Lake Charles Meteorologist Donald Jones said that the Southeast Texas area is expected to see a large arctic air system move in.

A freeze warning has been issued for most of Southeast Texas as a blast of stinging cold is expected to arrive Sunday night, with temperatures remaining in the 20s, 30s and 40s through much of the ...