winter weather

A home builder and an electricity retailer are partnering to install backup power batteries in new homes as Texans brace for potential outages this winter.

When widespread heater failures in the San Antonio Independent School District left students shivering in classrooms in January, district leaders promised to publish a report on the causes of the failures. But that report is taking longer to publish than district leaders initially indicated.

The cold front is not expected to trigger significant, widespread showers, but will pack some gusty winds.

Flooding watches and warnings for San Antonio expired at midday on Wednesday as storms moved to the east.

Rain chances remain steady Tuesday night into Wednesday morning.

A hard freeze is expected to start the weekend and beneficial rains are looking likely for next week, according to the National Weather Service.

A day after admitting human error contributed to heating problems, SAISD Superintendent Jaime Aquino accepted the resignation of key operations staff.

The National Weather Service reports Tuesday night into Wednesday morning will be the coldest period yet of an Arctic cold front that arrived in the San Antonio area over the weekend.

The chair of the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Commission says the MLK March on Monday will proceed as planned as an Arctic cold front makes for bitter cold march conditions. The front is now expected to arrive late Saturday or early Sunday.

Participants taking part in Monday's Martin Luther King Jr. Day March on San Antonio's East side will need to dress in layers to protect themselves from likely low wind chills.