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Texas dog lost before 2017's Hurricane Harvey reunited with family
A Texas family whose dog went missing just days before Hurricane Harvey hit in 2017 has been reunited with their pet, more than three years later. The family had been moving from one suburb...
Selena fans angry after man puts MAGA hat on slain singer's statue
Selena fans became enraged after a photograph of a man putting a MAGA hat on the statue of the beloved singer in Texas went viral over the past week. The...
Houston hit with 'worst flooding they've seen since Harvey'
Floodwaters grounded flights at Houston's largest airport and shut down major roads throughout southeastern Texas Thursday -- the heaviest rainfall since Hurricane Harvey slammed the city in 2017. The remnants...
Texas bill allows residents to carry guns for a week after natural disasters
A new bill narrowly approved by the Texas Senate would allow residents of the state to carry handguns — open or concealed — for a full week in the wake...
Skyscrapers may have worsened Hurricane Harvey rain
WASHINGTON — Humans helped make recent devastating US hurricanes wetter but in different ways, two new studies find. Hurricane Harvey snagged on the skyscrapers of Houston, causing it to slow...
Atlantic's warming waters made 2017 hurricanes more extreme
WASHINGTON — The Atlantic’s warmer waters triggered the unusual number of major hurricanes last year, according to a new study that predicts the region could see a couple of extra...
Texas oyster industry tries comeback after Harvey devastation
SAN LEON, Texas – It’s been nearly a year since Hurricane Harvey battered the oyster population off the coast of Galveston County. Excessive rainfall and freshwater runoff depleted salinity levels...
Trump's bizarre reason why Hurricane Harvey victims were stranded
President Donald Trump claimed that thousands of Texans had to be rescued during Hurricane Harvey because they ventured out in boats to watch the storm, saying "that didn't work out...
Driver shortage has schools chartering luxury buses
HOUSTON — The Houston school district is chartering plush, television-equipped motor coaches because it doesn't have enough drivers to keep its fleet of yellow school buses on the road. District...
Harvey, Irma and Maria join list of retired hurricane names
WASHINGTON - Harvey, Irma, Maria and Nate have been retired as hurricane names, marking a dubious honor for the 2017 storms that were among the worst ever to lash the...
Trump responded faster to Texas hurricane compared to Puerto Rico storm
Team Trump responded faster and more effectively to help hurricane-ravaged Texas than it did in Puerto Rico after another mega-storm socked the island, according to a new investigation. In just...
Hurricane Harvey's toxic legacy is only now coming to light
HOUSTON — A toxic onslaught from the nation’s petrochemical hub was largely overshadowed by the record-shattering deluge of Hurricane Harvey as residents and first responders struggled to save lives and...
South Texas mall hosts prom for school in Harvey-damaged area
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (AP) — Some South Texas teenagers whose school was heavily damaged by Hurricane Harvey and not able to host prom have a new location with a flair...
Texas restaurant is hiring jobless Hurricane Harvey victims
A new seafood restaurant in Humble, TX, is trying to help those down on their luck. Georgia’s Catfish Kitchen has been open less than a week, but the restaurant has...
2 men fatally crushed while raising house flooded by Harvey
HOUSTON — Two men working to lift a house onto a higher foundation after being flooded by Hurricane Harvey have died when the house fell on them. Harris County emergency...
Jose Altuve, J.J. Watt share SI's Sportsperson of the Year
HOUSTON — J.J. Watt raised more than $37 million for Hurricane Harvey relief efforts and Jose Altuve led the Houston Astros to their first World Series title, both giving hope...
Home Depot's results get a boost from hurricanes
Home Depot, the largest US home improvement chain, on Tuesday raised its full-year profit and sales forecast again after Hurricanes Harvey and Irma spurred demand for generators, flashlights and building...
Beyoncé's fed the homeless since she was 10
Tina Knowles Lawson will appear Tuesday on "The Doctors."
Suburb removes Israel requirement for Harvey relief funds
DICKINSON, Texas — A Houston suburb has removed a requirement from a hurricane repair grant program that homeowners must agree to not boycott Israel as a condition of receiving money....
Man doing Hurricane Harvey repairs contracts flesh-eating infection, dies
GALVESTON, Texas — Health officials say the death this month of a 31-year-old Galveston man is the result of Hurricane Harvey because he was doing repair work to clean up...