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The self-styled "Sparkling City by the Sea" could be the first to dive into ocean desalination — but many local residents are opposed.
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A new report from Environment America shows that 90% of Texas beaches had at least one day of unsafe fecal contamination in 2022, far above the national average.
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A tornado reportedly hit in the Deer Park and Pasadena area, according to officials. There was also damage from a reported tornado in Pearland.
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The former president will stage a rally Saturday in Robstown, west of Corpus Christi.
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According to the federal wildlife agency, this newly acquired land is a major stopover area for migratory birds. It will now be added to a nearly 70,000-acre wildlife refuge.
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More than 400,000 Harris County homes were without power on Tuesday morning. Galveston received about 14 inches of rain, and Houston saw about 6.5 inches. Wind speeds clocked around 45 to 50 mph in the area.
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Tropical Storm Nicholas hit the Texas coast early Tuesday as a hurricane and dumped more than a foot of rain along the same area swamped by Hurricane Harvey in 2017, drenching storm-battered Louisiana, knocking out power to hundreds of thousands of people and bringing the potential for life-threatening flash floods across the Deep South.
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Tropical Depression Fred is expected to regain strength slowly before making landfall as a tropical storm in the Florida Keys on Saturday.
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According to the Environmental Protection Agency, 3.2 million abandoned oil and gas wells exist in the United States. About a third were plugged with cement to prevent leaks. Most haven’t been plugged at all.
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Rockport Mayor Pat Rios says serious flooding this week has prompted the city to make its ninth disaster declaration since Hurricane Harvey.
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After hurricanes and a winter storm, many Black homeowners lack the resources to repair the homes they worked so hard to buy.
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The city council will consider a resolution on renaming Lake Negrohead to Lake Henry Doyle at its meeting Thursday.