Kyle McClenagan | Houston Public Media

Representatives with the Texas Civil Rights Project say they submitted humanitarian parole applications to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services for the girl's parents and her older sister, accompanied by letters from several lawmakers. According to the group, the agency has not yet responded.

"Republicans think they can walk all over us," Alvarado said in a post on social media Friday afternoon. "Today I'm going to kick back ... Going to be a long night."

In anticipation of potentially severe weather in Southeast Texas late Thursday through early Saturday, Gov. Greg Abbott has activated the state’s emergency resources.

Andrew Taake, 36, was released from a federal prison in Colorado on Jan. 20, despite a request from the Harris County DA’s Office to hold him on a pending state warrant from 2016.

Last year, the crawfish season experienced a rocky start with lower-than-expected production from Louisiana farms — the top producer of crawfish in the nation. However, this year is shaping up to be much more favorable.

The recent proposal to send the generators to San Antonio would alleviate an anticipated electricity shortfall in the Alamo City and alleviate the cost for Houstonians associated with the units.