Power Pull: Hub City organizations send help, resources during arctic freeze

By: Breanna Sanchez During the week of Feb. 14, the polar vortex caused power outages and record low temperatures throughout Texas prompting West Texas community groups to offer relief to those in need. Sara Lattimore, the admissions director at First United Methodist Church, said because they were aware the winter storm was coming, they were […]

Frozen Fight: Houstonians recount historic freeze

On Feb. 15, 2021, a continent-sized mass of frigid air had crept south from the Arctic, cutting across the Great Plains, and sending temperatures throughout Texas plummeting, according to the Houston Chronicle. Kaylee Scott, a Lubbock resident and longtime Houstonian, said she was coming to Houston for the weekend to see family but found herself […]