Jefferson County Sheriff Zena Stephens has issued a shelter-in-place order for residents on the west side of Port Arthur following reports of an explosion at the Valero refinery.

As Texas faces growing water challenges, the donation to the Texas Water Trust — a little-known conservation tool created nearly 30 years ago — was the first in two decades.

Arctic air gripping the Plains has broken cold-weather records in North Dakota.

Stay off the roads starting Monday night and continuing through Wednesday morning.

Kentucky's largest city has been praised for managing to raise childhood vaccination rates at a time when may places are trying to prevent further declines.

The first general election ballots for the presidential race are going out as Alabama officials begin mailing them to absentee voters with the Nov. 5 contest less than two months away.

Supporters say developing hydrogen as a fuel is critical to slowing climate change. Critics are concerned that producing it with fossil fuels will prop up the oil and gas industry.

Authorities said before the attack, the teen was granted parole for his previous felony theft charge, and arrangements were being made for his release.

A Jefferson County man has been sentenced to more than 17 years in federal prison for drug trafficking in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Brit Featherston on Wednesday.

Houston resident Davien Phillip Turner, also known as Davien Phillip Mayo, 44, pleaded guilty to owning or operating a drone that was not registered, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Texas said in a Nov. 8 release.

Election legal challenges were playing out Tuesday as voters cast ballots across the country in the midterm elections.

Claims of misconduct during early voting were raised in a federal lawsuit filed Monday by the Beaumont chapter of the NAACP, accusing election workers of scrutinizing Black voters’ identities and shadowing them while at voting stations

An Amber Alert has been cleared after officials say a 4-year-old who was reportedly abducted by his father in Groves, Texas was found.

Despite an admonition from federal authorities, Land Commissioner George P. Bush’s plan still steers aid disproportionately to whiter, inland counties at less risk of natural disasters.

Residents in and around the Houston area have sent in pictures to KPRC 2 of an interesting orange light seen in the sky Wednesday night. KPRC 2′s weather team has since gathered information on the most probable cause for the glowing streak of light.

The U.S. Treasury Department seized $1.9 million in unspent rent relief from five Texas counties and one city because local officials didn’t spend the money fast enough.

State and local election officials are hoping for a smooth election on Tuesday to demonstrate that voting is secure and tallies are accurate.

Two men from Friendswood were killed when a crane being used by road crews malfunctioned and hit their vehicle in Jefferson County.

At least 30 people were injured as the tornado carved a 10-mile (16-kilometer) path through Birmingham's northern suburbs, an area severely damaged by a much larger tornado a decade ago. Sobbing, Patti Herring was shaken and as she picked through the debris looking for a missing cat and her late mother's cherished belongings. Fultondale Fire Chief Justin McKenzie said 18 of the 30 people injured had to go to hospital. “The people of Fultondale took a hard hit last night — I’m grieved over the loss of life, injuries, homes & damaged businesses," Alabama Gov. “Sadly, here in Fultondale we are very experienced with this kind of thing,” fire chief McKenzie said.

HOUSTON – Customers are being warned by local law enforcement after a scam targets Entergy. The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office and other local law enforcement agencies are alerting residents after receiving multiple calls regarding the phone scam. They also have automated answering machines that sound like Entergy, officials said. The scammers will ask you for a number, your account number, your social security number or Tax ID number. If you have been targeted or a victim of the scam, officials ask to call your local police department, Entergy and your financial institution.

PORT ARTHUR, Texas Three deaths and six hospitalizations are being reported in Port Arthur in a possible carbon monoxide poisoning from a generator, according to Port Arthur city officials. Port Arthur Police and Jefferson County responded to reports Friday just before 10:30 a.m. at the Bida Vinh game room, officials told KPRC 2. More than 22 people, including one child flown to Texas Childrens hospital, have been transported to local hospitals with possible Carbon Monoxide poisoning due to the use of portable generators. We are saddened to report three deaths from generators have been reported for the City of Port Arthur as of today, Port Arthur City officials stated in a separate release. Friday afternoon Port Arthur Police also posted a reminder on the proper use of portable generators on their Facebook page.

ORANGE, Texas Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Thursday praised local officials who issued evacuation orders ahead of Hurricane Laura as the reason for the low number of injuries and deaths as a result of the storm. He said treed damage was reported in Jefferson County, where winds of up to 60 mph were reported. Preparation paid off.Abbott said there are about 160,000 power outages in the Texas area affected by Hurricane Laura. The governor said anyone who has sustained damage to their property should call their insurance companies as soon as possible.

Eddie Gaspar/The Texas TribuneTexas hit a new daily high in COVID-19 cases Tuesday with 2,504 new cases reported, according to data released Wednesday by the Texas Department of State Health Services. The county reported 537 new cases Tuesday, nearly doubling its previous total. Hot spots like prisons have recently started to do mass testing, and the data is not always reported daily. The glitch underscores the provisional nature of this data, Van Deusen said. Several of the state's urban counties also recorded triple-digit increases in new cases Tuesday: Harris County recorded 320 new cases, Dallas County had 298, Bexar County had 180, and Travis County had 161.