Tom Zizka
Like a lot of folks in town, Tom's not a native Houstonian but he got a taste of Texas a long time ago. Some of his fondest memories are of childhood visits with family that still lives here: surfing in the Gulf, NASA during the Apollo days, getting his first cowboy hat. Tom has worn a lot of different hats since coming to FOX 26 in 1998, including as an investigative reporter, the station's consumer advocate ‘Problem Solver' and reporter for the highly-successful Predator Check project. He has also covered a lot of the area's modern-day tragedies and joys: The Aggie Bonfire collapse, The Shuttle Columbia disaster, Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, the Astros 2005 trip to the World Series and the two occasions the Super Bowl was held at NRG Stadium. If there's a story to tell, Tom wants to meet the special people making news and share their tales. When not working, you can often find Tom on a bicycle, pedaling Texas roads, finding charitable causes like the National MS Society to help or staying busy with his family. He's happy to share his Texas adventure with his wife and two daughters.
The latest from Tom Zizka
DIY project offers convenience of whole-home generator, at fraction of cost
After the crippling winter storm had many relying on portable generators, a Sugar Land man is getting a lot of attention for his cost-effective, permanent, DIY whole-home generator.
Texas lawmakers continue hearings to find the cause of deadly power outages
Texas state House committee hearings went on for more than 15 hours as they tried to get answers for what happened during the blackouts brought on by the historic winter storm.
Exploring the Texas power outage, without trying to score political points
Columnist Bill King took to the internet to ask the number one question on Texans' minds: what caused the power outage?
As power comes back on, Texans wonder how to hold someone responsible for massive outage
Is it possible to sue the state, ERCOT, CenterPoint Energy or Entergy in response to being without power for days?
Black-owned businesses can find unique challenges to staying open
Nearly 40% of black-owned businesses are in danger of closing forever according to Stanford University.
Winners, losers among this year's Super Bowl commercials
By the time Tom Brady was celebrating another victory, advertisers were already talking about winners and losers among the commercials.
Facebook to ask permission to track users, in a bid to outmaneuver Apple
Here's a look at the ongoing battle over privacy between Facebook and Apple.
Pilot program at area-McDonald's offers to neutralize COVID-19 virus from air, surfaces
A look at how one technology company is helping Houston-area businesses stop the spread of COVID-19 by neutralizing it.
Authorities call attention to vehicle title scams
The National Association of Attorneys General says it's a nationwide problem, worth up to $30 Billion dollars, in losses, each year. In some states, as many as 1 of every 44 titles is fake. Most victims only find out they've been 'had', once it's too late.
UN report says COVID-19 job losses are 4 times worse than Great Recession
The job losses over the past year are now the worst of a generation.