Posted on · It’s been years since Hurricane Harvey dumped more than 50 inches of rain in some parts of Houston in August of 2017. Thousands of people are still waiting for assistance to repair their homes and now officials say there might not be enough funds to help everybody who applied.
Posted on · Texas' energy grid operators warned of rolling, short-term power outages. Millions of homes have been without power since early Monday morning.
Posted on · Some utility companies that deliver electricity to Texans are telling customers to expect power outages through Monday night and potentially into Tuesday.
Posted on · Normal protocols for hurricane evacuation, aid distribution and recovery have been upended by the threat of the coronavirus.
Posted on · The Category 4 storm had threatened the Texas-Louisiana coast all week. But the storm spared Greater Houston and most of Southeast Texas after its last-minute turn east.
Posted on · Experts discuss the storm aftermath, recovery/rescue, and how the Houston area should prepare for future hurricanes.
Posted on · The shelter should open either Wednesday evening or Thursday morning.
Posted on · In Kemah and surrounding Galveston Bay areas, residents are used to storm surge.
Posted on · Local officials in Texas and Louisiana have asked hundreds of thousands of people to evacuate as Hurricane Laura headed for the Gulf Coast. But some residents say they can't afford to leave.
Posted on · Bob Sanborn with the advocacy group Children at Risk spoke to Houston Public Media about how the natural disaster could make a difficult situation worse for vulnerable families and lessons from previous storms.
Posted on · The hurricane is expected to grow to a Category 4, landing east of Galveston. But a last-minute turn could be devastating.
Posted on · The National Hurricane Center says Laura's top sustained winds are near 115 mph with higher gusts.
Posted on · One storm is currently forecast to hit near the Texas-Louisiana border; the other could reach the Florida Panhandle. Two hurricanes hitting the Gulf at once would be unprecedented, experts say.
Posted on · Tropical Depression 8 is expected to be upgraded to Tropical Storm Hanna on Friday.
Posted on · On Friday's Houston Matters: How much time we spend in traffic each year, the effects of Harvey two years later, and The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of the week's news.