Mattress Mack, Joel Osteen offer warmth to Houstonians without power

Joel Osteen opened his church as a warming shelter and Jim "Mattress Mack" McIngvale his Gallery Furniture stores on North Freeway and in Richmond.

Texas utility company urges customers to change providers to avoid astronomical power bill amid winter storm

Due to Texas’ deregulated utility market, electricity prices subjected to real-time swings have skyrocketed to as much as $9,000 per megawatt-hour, causing some companies to urge their customers to change service providers.

HPD: Woman, girl die from carbon monoxide poisoning after car was left running for heat

Houston police say two people died and two people were hospitalized due to carbon monoxide poisoning after a car was left running in an attached garage to try to create heat when the power was out.

Victims identified, survivors recall terrifying scene as cars piled up in Fort Worth

More details are being released about the victims of the chain-reaction crash in Fort Worth Thursday and the survivors who had to wait for hours to be rescued.

Texas mom tackles man suspected of looking into her daughter's bedroom window

A mom in Texas took matters into her own hands and tackled a man suspected of looking into her daughter's window as he tried to flee from officers.

6 dead, dozens injured in I-35W pileup in Fort Worth involving 135 vehicles

Officials said six people were pronounced dead following the pileup crash, which stretched for nearly a mile in the southbound lanes of Interstate 35W near Northside Drive north of downtown.

Texas attorney, judge in viral Zoom mishap glad to lift spirits

An attorney in west Texas who went viral after his a Zoom mishap in which he appeared as a cat says he's glad he was able to lift some spirits.

Texas lieutenant governor announces bill protecting national anthem

Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick announced a bill Wednesday introduced to ensure that the national anthem is performed at all publicly funded events

San Antonio girl dies three days after testing positive for COVID-19

The family of nine-year-old Makenzie Gongora wants to shed light on how COVID-19 can impact children after she died just days after testing positive.

North Texas Congressman Ron Wright dies after contracting COVID-19

U.S. Rep. Ron Wright died Sunday at the age of 67. He had been battling lung cancer and two weeks ago was hospitalized because of COVID-19.

Republican group puts up billboards calling on Ted Cruz to resign

The group is targeting members of Congress, like Senator Ted Cruz, who they believe played a role in the riot at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.

10-year-old Texas boy cashes in on GameStop stocks

Jaydyn’s mother spent $60 for 10 shares of GameStop’s stock back in 2019 and gave him the shares for Kwanzaa. On Wednesday, the 10-year-old boy sold the shares for a little less than $3,200.

Austin doctor tapped to be chief medical officer for Homeland Security

Dr. Pritesh Gandhi will serve as the principal adviser to the DHS secretary, the FEMA administrator, and DHS senior leadership on medical and public health issues.

9-year-old dies in Fort Worth hospital because of COVID-19

A 9-year-old boy who was healthy enough to go to class on Friday died because of COVID-19 Tuesday at Cook Children's Hospital in Fort Worth.