As hurricane season approaches, many homeowners are looking into backup power—but industry experts say the real decision isn’t just about the generator itself. It’s about the company behind it.
Hurricane season may still feel a little ways off, but for homeowners across the Houston area, the time to prepare is now—especially when it comes to backup power.
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