The Houston area is running out of telephone numbers and will soon add a fifth area code to accommodate its growing population. According to the Public Utility Commission of Texas, Houston's four ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Houston, if you were just getting used to the 713 area code, we have news for you. New phone lines will soon start getting a 621 number. The Public Utility Commission of Texas ...

The 713 area code is the second most used area code for spam callers, according to a new list released by a major phone company. Chances are that spam callers are the bane of your existence. From ...

Southwestern Bell begins introducing Houston's new 281 area code Nov. 2, and not everyone is ready. "I'm in denial," said Roberta Cohen, a psychotherapist with a small mental health practice and five ...

Houston got some new digits, and soon people who live in the area will be adding them to their phones. The Public Utility Commission of Texas on Wednesday approved a new area code for the greater ...

HOUSTON – Does Houston need a new area code? Apparently so, according to the Public Utility Commission of Texas. PUCT is accepting public comments on a petition by the North American Number Planning ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- July 13, or 7/13, marks a numerically coincidental day in Houston. When area codes first came to North America in 1947, Texas was designated for four sets of codes. Houston ...

The Public Utility Commission of Texas has approved the addition of a new area code for the Houston area because of ongoing population growth in the region, according to a news release. The new area ...