A messy winter storm is expected to hit large parts of North Texas starting Wednesday night, with the potential for snow, ice and sleet, and Gov. Greg Abbott is warning Texans to "stay home" and "be careful" if they live in an affected area.

AUSTIN – Texas Gov. Greg Abbott will be giving an update on the state's response to the incoming winter storm that's forecasted to bring sleet and several inches of snow. Abbott is set to speak from Austin on Wednesday in addition to spokespersons from the Texas Department of Emergency Management,

Texas Gov. Abbott prepares for winter weather, activating the State Operations Center to Level II and mobilizing resources for safety and warmth.

As Texas prepared for severe winter weather, Gov. Greg Abbott expressed confidence Wednesday in the state's power grid. Frigid temperatures -- along with snow, sleet and freezing rain -- were expected to make their way into Texas midweek,

FOX 29's Weather Authority is tracking another winter system that could bring more flakes to the Philadelphia area just days after its first significant snowfall this winter. During a dizzying Tuesday press conference,

Texas emergency response agencies are staging crews in the Dallas-Fort Worth area and along the Interstate 20 corridor in anticipation of winter storms expected to hit starting Wednesday night, Texas Gov.

Emergency management teams at the state operations center in north Austin were busy tracking the winter weather that was moving into Texas.