CenterPoint Energy expects near-complete power restoration for Houstonians by this evening, with over 840,000 customers already having their power restored since the outages began.

The Polk County Office of Emergency Management says a boil water notice has been issued for several neighborhoods near Lake Livingston due to maintenance repairs.

KPRC 2 Investigates has learned the city of Houston is far behind schedule, stopping the flow of water.

Stylists said the air conditioner has not been working for nearly a month. KPRC 2 spotted workers fixing the air conditioner on Saturday.

An Atascocita family is sharing their story after they say a construction company took their money and their belongings and then stopped communicating with them.

A disabled woman says she is fed up with the city of Houston and a never-ending project in her neighborhood.

HOUSTON – Two brothers from West Virginia and their plumbing crew have been in Houston for almost a week, helping dozens of families in need of repairs after the recent winter storm. They’ve already used the almost $30,000 they raised to help people for free. “Right now, we’re pretty large in the hole and I mean pretty large,” said David Dellinger of American Professional Plumbing Services. We’ve seen the people that were suffering and there’s just not enough of us tradesmen.”Beth Stanaland lives on the southside of Houston. “If I have running water and hot water and not have water pouring down, that will be a huge relief.

“It was like a waterfall coming from the ceiling.”“We still have no water in the house,” Cruz added. She is afraid of being taken by a fly-by-night contractor or plumber. Ad“Whenever there is any kind of disaster, unfortunately, we always see the scammers come out of the woodwork,” Napoliello said. Napoliello’s job is to help consumers avoid being ripped off by shady contractors, plumbers and others, who are out to grab your money, and she has several rules you should follow to avoid them. “First of all, you should never hire someone on the spot, if they come to your front door”, Napoliello said.