Posted on · Texas is facing an intense wildfire season, with already over 200,000 acres burned so far. Of course, wildfires can have devastating consequences for people, agriculture and the environment. But they also bring some positive ecological effects.
Posted on · Smoke may be present near IH 610 West Loop and Woodway Drive as a result of the fire.
Posted on · A shelter-in-place was issued for the area west of the substation to N. Eldridge Parkway. The warning was lifted by Friday afternoon.
Posted on · The Houston Ship Channel is the petrochemical capital of the country, but in one city, the state's environmental agency only has one air monitor. So, a group of clean-air advocates in east Harris County are taking matters into their own hands.
Posted on · The three-alarm warehouse fire broke out around 10:30 a.m. Friday at 7830 Westpark Drive, a salon wholesaler near the 3737 Hilcroft Apartments, city officials said.
Posted on · Turner now proposes implementing Proposition B over three and a half years.
Posted on · The mayor is hoping to block the measure in court, arguing that it violates state law.
Posted on · Fitch says implementing the amendment to the City Charter that was approved through Proposition B "will exacerbate an already challenged budgetary profile."
Posted on · Mayor Sylvester Turner campaigned against Proposition B arguing that pay parity between the Police and Fire Departments would hurt the City’s finances.
Posted on · The mother will be charged with charged with three counts of aggravated assault on a family member
Posted on · No serious injuries were reported in the wreck that also has involved several other vehicles
Posted on · Investigators said Monday that emergency exits were blocked and a security guard turned off the public announcement system when he received a call about the blaze
Posted on · All residents are reported to have made it out safe
Posted on · The Texas A&M Forest Service said the fire had scored at least 1,000 acres but had been 40 percent contained by late Monday afternoon
Posted on · The fire broke out in a five-story apartment building near the Bronx Zoo. A woman who was fleeing the blaze left her door open — likely helping it to spread, New York officials say