Officials are asking Panhandle residents to avoid being on the roads. Freezing temperatures mean icy, dangerous conditions.

When Southern states get snow, some locals make a homemade treat known as snow ice cream. It’s a mostly foreign concept in Houston, where snowfall is rare. So on this historic winter occasion, we gave it a try.

With freezing temperatures holding firm, much of Houston remains at a standstill, as schools, businesses and many roads remained closed Wednesday morning. State of play: Driving on roads is still not advised as melted snow has refrozen.