Climate scientists and policy experts say extreme weather is inevitable—but how Houston prepares for it can make all the difference.

Follow live winter storm updates and breaking weather news as snowstorms are predicted to fall across the U.S. this weekend, affecting states as far south as Texas.

As an arctic cold front moves toward Texas this weekend, school districts across Houston are canceling events and extracurricular activities for Saturday and Sunday.

Spend the warmer time Thursday and early Friday figuring out how to protect your pipes, plants, pets and people before the frigid temperatures set in.

As Houston braces for a rare winter weather event this weekend, forecasters are beginning to narrow down which parts of the metro area could see the greatest impacts from freezing temperatures, icy roads and lingering flooding concerns.

The National Weather Service's Houston area office forecasts southeast Texas could be hit by dangerously cold temperatures, with potentially life-threatening wind chills. Officials are opening warming shelters and pre-treating roads for ice.

A University of Texas at Austin graduate, Joseph joined the Houston Chronicle as part of an internship through the Sports Journalism Institute in 1995 and never left. He previously wrote about the Houston Astros from 1998-2002, Houston Texans from 2002-05 and the Texas Longhorns from 2005-09.