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Volunteers attempt to fulfill the needs of the area community hit hard by Hurricane Harvey in the Oak Meadows Community Worship Center 6105 Allendale Rd. Thursday, Sept. 14, 2017, in Houston. Volunteers attempt to fulfill the needs of the area community hit hard by Hurricane Harvey in the Oak Meadows Community Worship Center 6105 Allendale Rd. Thursday, Sept. 14, 2017, in Houston. Photo: Steve Gonzales, Staff Photographer / Houston Chronicle A kosher dinner is served…

Hundreds of Texas firefighters started heading to California on Monday morning to help battle wildfires burning in Southern California.  Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced Sunday that 200 firefighters, 55 fire engines and personnel from the Texas A&M Forest Service will be on their way. The Woolsey Fire, burning just northwest of Los Angeles, had scorched more than 83,000 acres as of Sunday and is only 10 percent contained. At least two people have died. Meantime, at…

A group of specially trained New Waverly firefighters will head out Monday. They along with several other local firefighters from the Houston area will be meeting up at the Buc-ees in Katy and heading for the West Coast together.         

HOUSTON, TX – Texas firefighters are answering the call to help the California firefighters after the deadly wildfires have devastated California communities.  Texas is now deploying 200 firefighters to the California.   At least 31 people have died so far and hundreds are unaccounted for. The Camp Fire  in Northern California is just 25% contained, and the Woolsey fire in Southern California is just 15% contained. Sadly, dry conditions feeding the flames are expected to continue this week.  The Woolsey Fire has scorched…

Published 8:51 am CST, Sunday, November 11, 2018 The tropical wave is located several hundred miles east of the Lesser Antilles and is gradually becoming better defined, forecasters say. The system is producing strong gusty winds, mainly to the east of the disturbance. less The tropical wave is located several hundred miles east of the Lesser Antilles and is gradually becoming better defined, forecasters say. The system is producing strong gusty winds, mainly to the east…

GALVESTON, Texas (FOX 26) – The six-month long Texas oyster season has begun with signs of recovery after Hurricane Harvey. Most of Galveston Bay’s oyster reefs have been closed for more than a year. Much of the storm’s record-setting rainfall flowed into Galveston Bay. Fresh water is toxic to the oysters, and the runoff killed much of the bay’s population. Now, many of the state-designated oyster reefs have been reopened and dozens of boats circled the…

A Houston man was arrested in Florida after police say he fatally shot one of his coworkers while at a bus stop. According to authorities, Ledesma Vonzell Wooden, 24, and a few other Houstonians were in Florida to help with relief efforts in Panama City after Hurricane Michael swept through the area. On Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2018, Wooden and his coworkers were at a Greyhound Bus Station when Wooden pulled out a firearm and began…

Julian Gill, Houston Chronicle Published 8:08 am CDT, Thursday, November 1, 2018 Photo: Facebook Image 1 of / 18 Caption Close Image 1 of 18 PHOTOS: A look back at Houston’s memorial day flood  The National Weather Service confirmed a tornado touchdown in the Eagle Lake area on Wednesday evening. Surveyors were checking Thursday morning whether more tornadoes touched down in the area.  >>> See how people reacted to the damage from one of America’s costliest…

GALVESTON, Texas – Galveston is recovering from heavy overnight storms ahead of the Lone Star Rally, which will start on schedule Thursday.  Tents and other items set up for the rally along the strand were destroyed or scattered during the storms and high winds Wednesday night as a cold front pushed through the area. One man who was there for the overnight storms described what the experience was like. “Our sign was blowing back and forth. I…

A tornado warning is in effect until 10 p.m. Wednesday for the following southeast Texas counties: Anderson Angelina Austin Bastrop Bowie Brazoria Brazos Burleson Caldwell Camp Cass Chambers Cherokee Colorado Falls Fayette Fort Bend Franklin Freestone Galveston Gonzales Gregg Grimes Hardin Harris Harrison Henderson Houston Jasper Jefferson Lavaca Lee Leon Liberty Limestone Madison Marion Milam Montgomery Morris Nacogdoches Newton Orange Panola Polk Red River Robertson Rusk Sabine San Augustine San Jacinto Shelby Smith Titus Trinity Tyler Upshur…

A tornado warning is in effect until 10 p.m. Wednesday for the following southeast Texas counties: ANDERSON ANGELINA AUSTIN BASTROP BOWIE BRAZORIA BRAZOS BURLESON CALDWELL CAMP CASS CHAMBERS CHEROKEE COLORADO FALLS FAYETTE FORT BEND FRANKLIN FREESTONE GALVESTON GONZALES GREGG GRIMES HARDIN HARRIS HARRISON HENDERSON HOUSTON JASPER JEFFERSONLAVACA LEE LEON LIBERTY LIMESTONE MADISON MARION MILAM MONTGOMERY MORRIS NACOGDOCHES NEWTON ORANGE PANOLA POLK RED RIVER ROBERTSON RUSK SABINE SAN AUGUSTINE SAN JACINTO SHELBY SMITH TITUS TRINITY TYLER UPSHUR VAN…