Will Hurricane Delta Hit or Miss Texas?
All eyes are on Hurricane Delta, which pelted the beautiful beaches of Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula with flooding and major wind damage.
Right now Delta is...
Think Texas Summers are Hot Now? Just wait.
Everything isn’t just bigger in Texas — it is about to get a lot warmer, too. Droughts and urban flooding also are predicted to...
Abandoned Oil Wells May Cost Texas Taxpayers $117B
About 783,000 unplugged oil wells across Texas have been abandoned by their owners, according to a new report by Carbon Tracker, a nonprofit think...
More than half of Texas beaches had unsafe levels of bacteria in 2017
A report released in late August by Environment Texas and Frontier Group found that 75 of the 120 beaches in Texas they tested “were unsafe for swimming on at least one day during 2017” due to bacterial contamination.
Laura Expected to be Fast-Moving Hurricane With High Winds
With Laura expected to make landfall as a possible Category 3 Hurricane in southeast Texas sometime late Wednesday or early Thursday, Gov. Greg Abbott...
Climate Change Is Driving Texas Home Insurance Through The Roof
Texas has the third-highest home insurance rates in the nation, trailing only Florida and Louisiana. The reason is the same in all three states:...
90% Of Texas Beaches Are Contaminated With Fecal Matter
Going to the beach will never be the same.
Going to a Texas beach means there is a 90% chance that the water will be...
Houston Black And Hispanic Neighborhoods Fight Back Against Concrete Pollution
Houston has a long and unfortunate history when it comes to companies placing polluting sites near residential areas, particularly those that are majority Black,...
Harris County Hit Hard as Tornado Strikes Without Warning
On Monday a tornado swept through Harris County causing widespread destruction, damaging more than 100 homes and...
Crafty, Hungry Rats Are Probably Sneaking Into Your House
As late summer turns to fall and your favorite restaurant is still only doing to-go orders, Texans might have noticed what seems like an...
