The TDB on Monday reported that the overall area of the state impacted by drought conditions decreased for the first time in 11 weeks. However, that overall decrease was due to recent rains falling in areas that were out of drought, and even contributed to flooding in parts of the state.
In the aftermath of the recent floods ravaging Central Texas, Justin Cox and his team at Backcountry Drones LLC have emerged as heroes.
As rivers continue to rise for days, Texans are urged to listen to local officials and take
Subscribe to The Y’all — a weekly dispatch about the people, places and policies defining Texas, produced by Texas Tribune journalists living in communities across the state. COLDSPRING – Willie Rawls woke up to water at the steps of his home Thursday in the river bottoms of Coldspring – one of the first towns hit by the several hundred thousand gallons of water released from the Lake Livingston Dam.The dam was releasing water in an effort to maintain its levels as merciless rain storms drenched...
East Texans tried to reach their homes by boat and kayaks Saturday. Others
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A violent storm on Thursday night pounded southern portions of Texas, leaving nearly 1 million residents without power. The National Weather Service said quadrants of both Texas and Louisiana can expect widespread rainfall of 2 to 6 inches, and possibly up to a foot.Meteorologist Eric Burris posted to X on Thursday that radar indicated the storm was producing winds over 100 mph and that the storm moving through Houston was the "definition of destructive."What We Know According to the state's...
CARTHAGE, Mo. — A public confrontation involving Carthage City Councilmember, Jana Schramm was caught on camera outside Carthage City Hall following a city council meeting. The argument stemmed from what took place during the council meeting. Speaking during the public comments portion of the meeting, former Carthage councilmember, T.J. Teed asked for the resignation of []
Residents and officials continue to take stock of the damage after hundreds of homes flooded last week in Harris, Montgomery and Polk counties.
If members of Charleston County Council were to sit in a room with their feet in 12 inches of water, we bet it wouldn’t take too long for them to have a better understanding of the real need for dealing now with storm flooding.
In the country’s south, up to half of the annual predicted rain fell in just 10 days – the third such event in a year. Experts say it is time to plan for a new normalPhotographs by Daniel MarencoWhen the torrential rain began to swallow her city block, Cristiane Batista, 34, grabbed her three children, a couple of backpacks and her smartphone and waited at the door, hoping to be picked up by the municipal trucks preparing to evacuate the population of Muçum, in the state of Rio Grande do Sul,...
Flooding forced numerous rescues in the Houston area, some from rooftops