Ahead of this week's incoming arctic freeze, Houston Mayor John Whitmire announced at a news conference Tuesday that 12 warming centers around the city will open Wednesday at 8 p.m. Mental health caseworkers will be present at some warming centers to help ease anxieties,

The NWS Fort Worth TX issued an updated extreme cold watch at 5:08 a.m. on Monday valid from Tuesday 9 p.m. until Thursday 9 a.m. The watch is for Montague, Cooke, Grayson, Fannin, Lamar, Young, Jack,

An arctic air mass is set to strike the Lone Star State this week, with meteorologists warning of "dangerously cold" wind chills.

A wide swath of Texas ranging from the northern Panhandle to the central interior will see a drastic shift in temperatures this week as a strong cold front barrels into the state. National Weather Service (NWS) forecasters are expecting the mercury to begin dropping on Tueseday and last through Thursday and Friday.