City and county officials in Houston and surrounding areas, along with nonprofit organizations, are opening shelters and warming centers to provide residents a respite from the cold.

Area residents needing shelter from the extreme cold and snow this week are encouraged to call the 211 Texas/United Way HELPLINE to find the nearest warming center.

Houston As Houston prepares for extreme cold weather this week, various organizations have partnered up to open their doors as warming centers in the area. You can visit the Ready Harris website ...

Following an Arctic blast in Houston, the city decided to close eight warming centers at noon, leaving two open overnight to continue supporting those in need.

Houston has the most stringent warming center opening policy of all of Texas’ major cities. Houston opens warming centers when the weather reaches a hard freeze of 24 degrees for two hours or ...

As frigid weather swept across the state this week, most major Texas cities opened warming centers for those in need of a place to go — but not Houston. The reason comes down to Houston’s ...

You can view a map with the warming locations available through the City of Houston Office of Emergency Management: The locations include: Acres Home Multi-Service Center at 6719 W. Montgomery Rd ...

Houston Mayor John Whitmire took a stab at the city's previous administration, blaming the former mayor for the city's inability to open warming centers during Houston's first freeze. Whitmire and ...

In preparation for another round of cold weather, Houston opened 10 warming centers Sunday night with some Harris County precincts and Fort Bend County officials also announcing designated warming ...

The Houston Police Department and the Houston Fire Department said they helped transport unhoused individuals to those warming centers if they were seeking shelter from the bitter cold.

A woman who also asked not to be named said she's grateful for the warming center. She walked into the building with a couple of luggage bags and a white card stock sign that read "PLEASE HELP." ...

HOUSTON — Houston and Harris, Fort Bend, Montgomery, Brazoria and other area counties have opened warming centers for residents needing shelter from the bitter freeze that will include snow ...