Millions of people across the northern Gulf Coast braced Tuesday for a rare winter storm that’s expected to scatter heavy snow, sleet and freezing rain around the Deep South as a blast of Arctic air plunges much of the eastern U.S. into a deep freeze.

The wildfires in Southern California have led to the evacuations of over 130,000 people and have destroyed over 10,000 structures. Overlaying the wildfire outbreak across other major U.S. cities shows that the blaze is one of the worst in United States history, as it continues to spread across residential areas in Los Angeles.

The Houston Texans have announced a $1 million pledge to support relief efforts for communities affected by the wildfires in southern California.

You can drop donations off at Daikin Park, formerly Minute Maid Park, in stadium lot B between 8 a.m. and 2 p.m.

HOUSTON – In a pledge to help those affected by the rampant wildfires in Southern California, the Texans are pledging $1 million in donations to those ongoing relief efforts. The Texans were joined by the NFL, the Los Angeles Chargers, Los Angeles Rams and Minnesota Viking as part of a $5 million commitment from the league to help those impacted..

As the battle to fight the wildfires in Southern California continues, we are getting a clear picture of what has been left behind. Cotton GDS in Conway, is joining parent company Cotton Holdings, Inc.

More than 220 million people across the United States are facing dangerous cold that will also open the door for a potentially historic and crippling winter storm that could deliver snow as far south as Florida and the Gulf of Mexico.

HOUSTON – The Houston Texans have pledged $1 million in support of southern California wildfire relief efforts.

In recent weeks, Trump and his allies — notably billionaire Elon Musk on his X platform — have attacked Newsom's leadership and at times promoted misinformation about California's response. And House Speaker Mike Johnson has suggested there should be conditions on federal wildfire aid to force changes in California.

A rare frigid storm charged through Texas and the northern Gulf Coast on Tuesday, blanketing New Orleans and Houston with snow that closed highways, grounded nearly all flights and canceled school for more than a million students more accustomed to hurricane dismissals than snow days.

Millions of residents across the Gulf Coast and Southeast are facing ongoing disruptions following a once-in-a-generation winter storm that blanketed the region with unprecedented snowfall and frigid temperatures.