Gov. Abbott, Texas leadership announce $50M towards Hurricane Beryl, Derecho debris removal

Texas was hit by Beryl and a Derecho Storm in May, which caused thousands in damages. Gov. Abbott announced $50 million will go towards the removal of debris in disaster-declared counties. Read More

IRS pushes back tax deadline for Texas residents affected by Hurricane Beryl

The Internal Revenue Service announced it would extend the filing deadline for individuals and businesses in 67 counties affected by Hurricane Beryl. Read More

A year of constant wildfires, hurricanes and tornadoes has FEMA burning through its disaster funding

The US Federal Emergency Management Agency is rapidly spending its disaster funding as it responds to back-to-back major hurricanes Helene and Milton – coming on top of a nonstop disaster year filled ... Read More

Warm and dry weather persists, drought conditions could get worse

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Sunday will be just as nice as Saturday, starting with a mild morning and then a sunny and warm afternoon to follow. Temperatures Saturday evening will fall from the low ... Read More

A hurricane that hit Texas in 1980 helps experts understand Milton today

Hurricane Allen made landfall in on the south end of South Padre, Texas, on August 10, 1980, with maximum sustained winds of 115 mph (100 knots) and a minimum central pressure of 945 millibars (27.91 ... Read More

Hurricane Milton surged to Category 4 in less than a day. What is 'rapid intensification'?

Last year, Hurricane Beryl changed a lot of record books. It was the first hurricane on record to reach major hurricane status before July 1 (it hit Cat 3 ... Quintana Roo and Texas, peaking ... Read More

Deadline is Thursday to apply for FEMA aid to recover from Hurricane Beryl

Almost 700,000 Texas families have received more than three quarters of a billion dollars so far, but time is running out to register for assistance. Read More

Warm and sunny Sunday, but 90s by mid-week

AUSTIN (KXAN) — We’ve got another big day of sports in Central Texas with the Formula 1 U.S. Grand Prix at Circuit of the Americas! The weather ... Hurricane Oscar is moving toward Cuba before ... Read More

Hurricane Milton isn't the end of our destructive storm season. There's likely more to come.

Hurricane Milton is probably not the last hurricane we'll see this season, experts told BI.NOAA predicted up to 13 hurricanes before the season's end. We've had nine so far.Abnormal summer weather ... Read More

How did FEMA spend $9 billion so quickly? Back-to-back disasters

The US Federal Emergency Management Agency is rapidly spending its disaster funding as it responds to back-to-back major hurricanes Helene and Milton – coming on top of a nonstop disaster year filled ... Read More

PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION OF TEXAS

Read full article: CenterPoint intends to ask Texas PUC for rate increase to recoup ... CenterPoint Energy CEO testifies before Texas committee on Hurricane Beryl response Centerpoint’s CEO ... Read More

October 11 Hurricane Milton news

Floridians are picking up the pieces after Milton cut through the state, battering it with deadly tornadoes, historic rain and high winds — and the storm was supercharged by climate change, according ... Read More