TxDOT has implemented improvements to its evacuation strategy since Hurricane Rita hit Southeast Texas 20 years ago.

Eleven months ago this week, Hurricane Beryl tore through Houston and Southeast Texas, coming ashore from the Gulf of Mexico with maximum sustained winds of 80 mph near Matagorda. Beryl's landfall ...

Eleven months ago this week, Hurricane Beryl tore through Houston and Southeast Texas, coming ashore from the Gulf of Mexico with maximum sustained winds of 80 mph near Matagorda. Beryl’s ...

In a worst-case hurricane scenario, he said, the national average price for gasoline could rise by $0.50 to $1.00 a gallon if Houston’s refining capacity dropped off.

HOUSTON — A Houston assisted living facility owner has developed specialized emergency kits and identification vests for elderly residents after witnessing the confusion and fear seniors faced ...

The Houston region accounts for about 25 percent of the nation's oil refining capacity. Fortunately, because of Rita's path, we didn't see the level of destruction that we all had feared.

The Trump administration's cuts to NOAA leave Houston's National Weather Service office shorthanded as the Atlantic hurricane season begins.

Hurricane Ike has come and gone and left us with an aftermath of gnarly life extending far beyond what I would say most of us ever imagined. We steeled ourselves for possible death and massive ...

So, it is only for about 10 to 15 percent of the county." Even 20 years later, the catastrophic evacuation ahead of Hurricane Rita in September 2005 still haunts the Texas coast.

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- The City of Houston is receiving $314 million from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for Hurricane Beryl and Derecho recovery.

As with hurricane Katrina, they do not have a plan for Rita. Even after I told them, nothing more was said or done about it. They focused on putting their lives back together.Shopping continued.