Posted on · Buildings are concentrated in places that are likely to be hit by a disaster such as a hurricane, flood or wildfire, researchers found. That includes both urban and rural hotspots.
Posted on · Do employees have to be paid while a business is shut down? What about vacation or sick time? A Houston employment lawyer provides answers.
Posted on · The Stafford Act allows the President to provide federal assistance for natural disasters. However, the act excludes religious facilities
Posted on · The Great Galveston Storm of 1900 destroyed two-thirds of the Texas city and heavily damaged surviving structures. It remains the most deadly natural disaster and worst hurricane in U.S. history
Posted on · Prison officials said this is not the first time inmates have helped following a natural disaster
Posted on · The magnitude 8.1 quake that hit Sept. 7 of Mexico's southern coast was also felt strongly in the capital.
Posted on · It's the Federal Emergency Management Agency's first major revision in a decade. Banks and insurance companies use the maps to determine whether to require flood insurance and how much property owners will pay.