The Houston area is seeing an increasing chance that a mix of wintry precipitation—including snow—is headed in its direction. Space City Weather meteorologist Eric Berger said there is a growing possibility (about a 50-50 chance) of snow or sleet beginning next Monday night and Tuesday.

A chance of snow showers and sleet has emerged in the forecast. Here are five things we know so far about next week's freezing temperatures.

The cold snap expected in Southeast Texas next week won't be as severe as the devastating February 2021 freeze, which brought widespread power outages and record low temperatures, but it serves as a reminder of Houston’s vulnerability to extreme cold.

An officer was hospitalized and police were searching for one person after a shooting Thursday morning in southwest Houston, officials said. Officials with the Houston Police Department provided limited details about the shooting on Twitter, saying preliminary information was that someone had shot an officer from another agency and fled on foot.

An officer with the U.S. Marshal’s Gulf Coast Violent Offenders Task Force was shot in southwest Houston on Wednesday. FOX 26 Houston's Damali Keith gives an update from the scene.