Governor Abbott activates Texas emergency response resources due to wildfire threats in West Texas and possible floods in Southeast Texas.

Rikenjaks owner Frankie Randazzo tells 12News while his Southeast Texas weren't damaged, the big cost of shutting down was also a matter of inconvenient timing.

Both agencies issued the notices after facing high turbidity ratings, meaning the water was more opaque than allowed by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. These issues typically arise when a drop in water pressure stirs up sediment that may previously have settled in the pipes.

For the most part, the snow and ice from our winter storm are in the rearview mirror. A light freeze is expected overnight. Here's the status of any leftover trouble spots.

Southeast Texas is under its first-ever blizzard warning – one that reaches from the Golden Triangle, which includes Beaumont, Port Arthur and Orange, out east into Louisiana, home to what is normally one of the busiest throughways in all of Texas, Interstate 10.

Houstonians, and most in the Gulf region stretching from Galveston to Lake Charles, Louisiana, woke up Tuesday with several inches of snow and subfreezing temperatures.

Some parts of the Houston area saw up to 5″ of snow Monday night into Tuesday causing the region to shut down for the day.

From Central Texas to Southeast Texas, the potential for a historic winter storm is leading to school and airport closures.

TxDOT and Tarrant County Commissioner Alisa Simmons provided the community with an update during a town hall on Thursday. Construction has reached its peak phase.

Rain chances return Saturday night and continue through Sunday. The greatest chance of rain will be across Central Texas and southeast Texas. A few rumbles of thunder cannot be ruled out by Sunday morning.

Governor Greg Abbott has instructed the Texas Division of Emergency Management to prepare state emergency resources in anticipation of wildfire risks in West Te