Houston is in for a dramatic weather shift this week, starting with rain today before temperatures plunge and a rare ice threat develops by the weekend.

Houston Mayor John Whitmire says the city is prepared as best as it can possibly be going into its second freeze of the year.

While Houston and SE Texas will see a very cold end to the week, we're not looking at striking the snow globe sweepstakes twice this winter

The Houston Zoo has announced it will close on Tuesday ahead of the winter storm.

Making sense of the new cold weather alert

Investigators say a man's body was found directly in front of a bus shelter due to the cold weather. It's unclear how long he was there.

The wind chill will make it "feel like" the teens and 20s thanks to strong winds going up to 15 - 25 miles per hour.

As Houston faces its coldest temperatures of the winter so far, shelters are gearing up to support those most vulnerable to the extreme cold – the homeless.