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SAN JACINTO, Texas — A wildfire stretched for at least 150 acres Wednesday in San Jacinto County. Officials said the fire was in a pine plantation, which is a crop of pine trees used to harvest timber. At least one house and one structure was threatened by the fire, officials said. Nearby residents reported seeing ash falling due to the wildfire. Multiple aircraft assisted in putting the fire out as well as firefighters. As of 5:40…

SAN JACINTO, Texas — A wildfire stretched for at least 150 acres Wednesday in San Jacinto County. Officials said the fire was in a pine plantation, which is a crop of pine trees used to harvest timber. At least one house and one structure was threatened by the fire, officials said. Nearby residents reported seeing ash falling due to the wildfire. Multiple aircraft assisted in putting the fire out as well as firefighters. As of 5:40…

Listen To embed this piece of audio in your site, please use this code: <iframe src=”https://embed.hpm.io/458310/458392″ style=”height: 115px; width: 100%;”></iframe> A new report shows Houstonians want crime, flooding and road conditions to be the primary priorities of Houston’s next mayor. The survey conducted by researchers at the Hobby School of Public Affairs at the University of Houston found that 83 percent of likely voters said crime should be a top priority, followed by 72 percent…

UH released the results of a survey of voters regarding their preferences and opinions heading into the municipal election on Nov. 7. HOUSTON — As Houston looks to decide on a new mayor come November, crime, flooding, and street conditions remain the top priorities for voters, according to a new survey from the University of Houston. The Hobby School of Public Affairs at UH released Tuesday morning the findings of a survey of voters regarding their…

After KHOU 11 called the Flood Control District, an operator said Lashawn Porche’ is on the mowing schedule for the end of this month. HOUSTON — Lashawn Porche’ has her work cut out for her. She inherited family property in Houston’s South Park neighborhood, but she says ever since a storm blew through the area, the place has been less than enjoyable.  Since December, a tree from her backyard and one from her neighbor’s yard…

Each Hub House is stocked with disaster supplies for hurricanes, heat waves and other extreme weather events. From her house in Northeast Houston, Doris Brown has endured so many extreme weather events, she has trouble recalling them all: Hurricanes Ike and Harvey, Tropical Storm Imelda, the Memorial Day Flood, the Tax Day Flood. “Harvey was the most devastating,” she said. “And Winter Storm Uri – the freeze –that almost killed me because my house is…

FILE: The Houston skyline near Washington Ave. on March 18, 2022 after winds blew in smoke from Eastland wildfires, near Abilene, in through Houston. Houston may have suffered 65 premature deaths and nearly $600 million of economic losses per year due to air pollution from wildfire smoke, according to a study published in Science of The Total Environment. Dr. Yunsoo Choi is associate professor at the Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences of the University…

The sight is horrifying enough but just imagine the smell. MAGNOLIA, Texas — In Magnolia’s Durango Creek subdivision sits a beautiful pond that used to be filled with flourishing wildlife. But not anymore. “It’s sewage and rotten fish,” resident Evan Young said. Residents took multiple videos of dead fish that have washed up in the pond and vultures circling the area to pick up their bodies. And if the sight wasn’t horrifying enough, just imagine…

We’ve learned the Harris County Medical Examiner’s Office has identified the remains as 24-year-old Miranda Rodriguez. HOUSTON — Nearly a year after a disturbing discovery inside a custom backyard barbecue pit, we now have some answers.  Charred skeletal remains were discovered by a person claiming to be working around the Peach Creek Drive home in southeast Houston last July. We’ve learned the Harris County Medical Examiner’s Office has identified the remains as 24-year-old Miranda Marie Rodriguez.  Rodriguez…

Lisa Johnson, in front of her and Maria Perez’s home, shortly after it was flooded by the Addicks Reservoir during Hurricane Harvey For a detailed explanation of how the Addicks and Barker Reservoirs flooded people’s homes during Hurricane Harvey, and of what’s being done to try and prevent similar floods in the future, check out Episode 2 of Houston Public Media’s award-winning podcast, “Below the Waterlines.” This August will mark six years since Hurricane Harvey…

Flooding on Glen Park on Houston’s northside during Harvey. Listen To embed this piece of audio in your site, please use this code: <iframe src=”https://embed.hpm.io/455298/455303″ style=”height: 115px; width: 100%;”></iframe> A pair of recent studies from Rice University looked at the different ways floods can impact residents and homeowners. One of the studies focused specifically on Houston and found that Black residents were disproportionately affected by multiple issues after flooding by Hurricane Harvey. The second study…

An American flag hangs outside a flooded home in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey. Listen To embed this piece of audio in your site, please use this code: <iframe src=”https://embed.hpm.io/455300/455302″ style=”height: 115px; width: 100%;”></iframe> In 2017, Hurricane Harvey in 2017 showed those outside of Houston our city’s vulnerability to flooding and raised questions about our ability to develop and grow sustainably. And while those questions were on the mind of writer Micah Fields as he…

HOUSTON — Storms fired up across the Houston area Friday evening, packing not only heavy rain and lightning, but some pretty big hailstones. Viewers sent us pictures and videos of hail in their area — some pea-sized and some as big as golf balls. Check out some of the photos and video below.  This video, sent in by a KHOU 11 employee, showed golf ball-size hail falling just north of downtown Houston. Some Houstonians even…

A tornado in Matador, near Lubbock caused extensive damage, and left four dead. Four people died in a tornado that touched down in Matador, near Lubbock, on Wednesday night. Ten people were reportedly injured, according to officials. “We’ve since had one that passed away at the hospital so that brings the total to four, that have perished as a result of the storm, nine or 10 that were transported,” said Texas DPS Sgt. Johnny Bures….

Tropical Depression 3 has officially evolved into Tropical Storm Bret east of the Caribbean, but local experts say the storm is unlikely to impact the Texas Gulf Coast. Weather watchers say it’s unusual for a tropical storm to form this far out in the Atlantic this early in hurricane season, given that waters are usually still too cool. While the unusual activity has drawn attention, Eric Berger, a meteorologist at Space City Weather, said the…