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

BEAUMONT, Texas — Southeast Texas' industrial facilities are gradually returning to normal operations following the recent winter storm. Most of the 22 plants that shut down during the storm on Tuesday are now restarting their operations, with some expected accompanying noise and flaring, according to Jefferson County Judge Jeff Branick.

Why was the 2021 freeze a historic, deadly disaster, and this winter storm a joyful winter wonderland? Here's a comparison of what went right and wrong.

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.

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.

The high school boys basketball schedule continued Friday night as teams around Southeast Texas returned to the court.  It's now the second half of the district schedule, meaning every game takes on more importance.

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. Houston airports and schools remain closed.

Many pets and livestock in Southeast Texas are seeing snow for the first and maybe only time. We made a post on Facebook asking to see how your dogs, cats, and even ducks are enjoying the rare sight of snow. It's easy to say our viewers didn't disappoint.

From the lions and leopards to the flamingos and bald eagles, the animals seemed to enjoy exploring the magical snow.

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.

The West Jefferson County Municipal Water District as well as the cities of Port Arthur and Nederland are reporting issues with their water systems after multiple nights of freezing temperatures.

LUMBERTON, Texas — Southeast Texas continues to thaw after a historic winter storm covered the region with several inches of snow earlier this week. An unfortunate side effect of the snow is ...