by Kiah Collier and Neena Satija, The Texas Tribune Sept. 12, 2017 HOUSTON — Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner on Tuesday gave his strongest endorsement to date for constructing a physical…
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U.S. President Donald Trump has agreed with Democratic congressional leaders to increase the nation’s debt ceiling and extend the federal government’s funding through mid-December, a…
Hurricane Harvey has caused so much damage that the $7.85 billion that Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s request the federal government is considered only a small…
by Shannon Najmabadi, The Texas Tribune Aug. 31, 2017 A week after Hurricane Harvey rammed into the Texas coast – bringing with it a deluge…
Two explosions have rocked the Arkema chemical plant in the community of Crosby just northeast of Houston, officials say. Local residents had been evacuated after…
By Russ Schumacher, Associate Professor of Atmospheric Science, Colorado State University. The rainfall from Harvey has now exceeded the amount from the previous record-bearer, Tropical…
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — President Donald Trump plans to tour Texas’ emergency operations center and get briefed on the state’s worsening flooding crisis Tuesday, visiting…
Two people walk down a flooded section of Interstate 610 in Houston in floodwaters from Tropical Storm Harvey on Sunday, Aug. 27, 2017. AP Photo/David…
Donald Trump signed away Obama-era flood standards just weeks before Hurricane Harvey hit Texas in a bid to get infrastructure projects approved more quickly. The…
Hurricane Harvey made landfall in Texas Friday night, coming in as a Category 4 storm around 11 p.m. ET. The storm hit near the southeast…
Harvey strengthened to a Category 4 hurricane, the National Hurricane Center said. The storm was expected to hit land near Corpus Christi, Texas, around 9…
The governor of Texas says Hurricane Harvey will be a “major disaster” as he warned residents to prepare for record flooding when the storm makes…
As the most powerful weather system to hit the U.S. in over a decade lurches towards Texas, tens of thousands have been evacuated and fears…
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