hurricane harvey

For three brothers, ‘Texas pride’ means buying a 5-ton truck on Craigslist and helping fellow Texans

By Elizabeth Flock

When Hurricane Harvey began to hammer Houston, three brothers from San Antonio decided they couldn’t just sit at home. “We were trying to figure out what to do. How to help,” said Brad Morris, when his cousin, a Houston police…

WATCH: Pence speaks after tour of Harvey damage in Texas

By Darlene Superville, Ken Thomas, Associated Press

Watch Vice President Mike Pence talk to reporters about his trip to areas of Texas grappling with the aftermath of Harvey's destruction…

The entire city of Beaumont, Texas, has lost access to clean water

By Michael Boulter

Harvey dumped 29 inches of rain in the Beaumont-Port Arthur area Tuesday, making it among the areas hardest hit by the storm.

Trump pledges $1 million in personal funds for Harvey relief efforts

By Associated Press

Trump has been criticized in the past for giving far less of his income to charitable causes than many other multi-billionaires.

Wetlands stopped $625 million in property damage during Hurricane Sandy. Can they help Houston?

By Nsikan Akpan

For the first time, a new study gives us a sense of how much property damage these natural habitats can prevent during severe storms like Hurricane Harvey.

Rick Perry releases 500,000 barrels of crude oil to prevent spike in gas prices

By Matthew Daly, Associated Press

The petroleum reserve was created in the wake of the 1970s Arab oil embargo and stores oil at four underground sites in Texas and Louisiana.

In a Texas shelter, evacuees ‘don’t know what we lost or what we didn’t lose’

By Elizabeth Flock

"If the bad weather comes and you’re still here," law enforcement voices blared, "we’re not going to do anything for you." Now stuck in shelters, Texans endure boredom and anxiety. What will they find when they finally return home?…