Airports in the Houston, Texas area have temporarily shut down operations as the state braces for brutal blizzard conditions and winds of up to 35 miles per hour.

All airports in Houston shut down on Jan. 21 as a winter storm barreled through South Texas.

Airport officials said they would monitor weather conditions throughout the day Tuesday to decide if the airports will resume operations Wednesday.

Houston has been experiencing below-average temperatures as a polar vortex ushers in cooler conditions across the state.

Both Hobby and Bush airports will reopen Wednesday morning. If you have air travel plans, here's what you need to know.

The U.S. is mourning after an American Airlines passenger jet and a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter collided in midair near Reagan National Airport in Washington. There were 64 people on the jet, which was coming from Wichita,

Hobby Airport and Bush Airport will be closed ahead of the arctic blast that is headed for Houston on Tuesday.

Travelers departing through Terminal B at Houston's George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) will need to allow extra time to get to their gates.

Texas features heavily in the list of the 10 U.S. airports where airport security finds the most firearms on travelers.

The Houston Airport System will resume operations after suspending flights Monday at midnight ahead of the historic winter storm.

Residents across the country from the Northern Plains to the tip of Maine are bracing for dangerously low temperatures as residents along the East Coast contend with a thick blanket of snow — and more snowfall in the forecast.

South Terminal Road at George Bush Intercontinental Airport has reopened after a gas line rupture rerouted some travelers on Wednesday morning.