Officials with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced they are installing a permanent transmitter this week on Galveston Island.
The Climate Prediction Center has updated its ENSO outlook, indicating strengthened La Niña conditions likely to maintain an ENSO-neutral state through August, suggesting a typical start to the Gulf Coast hurricane season. However, there is a 60% chance of transitioning to El Niño by September, which could increase wind shear and potentially reduce the intensity and frequency of storms during the peak of the hurricane season, particularly affecting Texas.
The Houston Association of Realtors has postponed plans to integrate flood risk ratings into property listings due to concerns over data accuracy and interpretation, but homebuyers still have multiple resources available to assess flood risks in the Bayou City.
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has ended a yearslong investigation into how the General Land Office handled $1 billion in disaster aid.
The ruling came in a lawsuit from a group of homeowners and could be appealed. An estimated 14,000 homes were inside the Addicks and Barker reservoirs when Harvey dumped more than 50 inches of rain in 2017.
Just in time for the Christmas holiday, a Houston mother received what she calls a life-changing gift: the keys to her first home. The opportunity came through the City of Houston’s Housing and Community Development Department, which hopes more families will take advantage of the same program.
Porter woman indicted for allegedly defrauding a Hurricane Harvey relief program to get a $435,000 home. She also allegedly threatened a witness and assaulted a federal officer.
Help is on the way as the Houston community comes together to collect food, clothing and other essentials for Jamaica, which was hit hard by Hurricane Melissa.
Texans star defensive end Danielle Hunter was born in Jamaica, moving to Katy with his family and now he's concerned about family members still living in Jamaica in the wake of Hurricane Melissa
A Houston woman feels lucky after escaping Hurricane Melissa just days before it made landfall in Jamaica.
Oral Cockett, a manager at GoldenKrust Caribbean Restaurant near NRG Stadium in Houston, has been in the city for just five months on a work visa. He is glued to his phone, waiting for updates from his family back home.
What started as a long-awaited vacation quickly turned into a terrifying experience for one Houston woman now stranded in Jamaica as Hurricane Melissa, a Category 5 storm, barrels toward the island.
The United Cajun Navy is gearing up to provide support and relief to the island nation of Jamaica as Major Hurricane Melissa impacts the country.