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Soccer fans try to stay dry during a rain delay for the Amilcar Cuyuch, left, puts on a plastic poncho during a rain delay for Houston Dynamo hosts Guastatoya at BBVA Compass Stadium on Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2019 in Houston. less Soccer fans try to stay dry during a rain delay for the Amilcar Cuyuch, left, puts on a plastic poncho during a rain delay for Houston Dynamo hosts Guastatoya at BBVA Compass Stadium on…

HOUSTON (FOX 26) – Due to the deterioration of the Great Barrier Reef in recent years, Australia has passed strict legislation to protect it from further damage. However, the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority (GBRMPA) has given North Queensland Bulk Ports Corporation Ltd (NQBP) the go ahead to dump more than one million tons of sludge in the reef, according to the Guardian. Since the laws don’t apply to materials originating from port maintenance, a loophole…

HOUSTON (FOX 26) – The Homeowner Assistance Program, administered by the Texas General Land Office, was created to assist homeowners with repairs still needed on homes damaged by Hurricane Harvey. There is a $1 billion community block grant available to assist homeowners with rebuilding.   The Texas GLO is working to increase awareness toward affected residents in Fort Bend, Waller, Wharton, Austin, Matagorda and Colorado counties.   Interested residents can apply for the program in-person by…

Thursday, February 21, 2019 Top afternoon stories: Harris County DA Kim Ogg (center). Harris County DA To Ask For More Staff For Case Review Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg said Thursday she will again ask for funding to hire additional prosecutors and investigators, citing the need to review more than 1,400 cases involving Gerald Goines, the Houston police officer who led a deadly drug raid on January 28. The move comes after Ogg failed…

HOUSTON – The first public report from the Hurricane Harvey Registry will be released at a Thursday afternoon press conference. The registry is a collaboration by the Environmental Defense Fund, Rice University and health departments in Houston that is still collecting information about the health impacts in the wake of Harvey. Mayor Sylvester Turner will be joined by Rice University Provost Marie Lynn Miranda, Chief Environmental Science Officer at the Houston Health Department Loren Raun, Executive…

HOUSTON – The first public report from the Hurricane Harvey Registry was released at a Thursday afternoon press conference. The registry is a collaboration by the Environmental Defense Fund, Rice University and health departments in Houston that is still collecting information about the health impacts in the wake of Harvey. The survey featured 9,798 registrants as of Jan. 2. Over 29,000 residents across the reagion were captured. Out of those numbers: 44 percent had their home…

Homes in the Canyon Gate area of Cinco Ranch are surrounded by water from Barker Reservoir, Saturday, September 2, 2017, in Houston. (Mark Mulligan / Houston Chronicle) Homes in the Canyon Gate area of Cinco Ranch are surrounded by water from Barker Reservoir, Saturday, September 2, 2017, in Houston. (Mark Mulligan / Houston Chronicle) Photo: Mark Mulligan, Staff Photographer / Mark Mulligan / Houston Chronicle Photo: Mark Mulligan, Staff Photographer / Mark Mulligan / Houston…

A street near the Addicks and Barker Reservoirs that was flooded in the wake of Hurricane Harvey in 2017. In Texas, hundreds of victims of the flooding in the wake of Hurricane Harvey are suing the federal government. They say the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers purposely flooded their homes and should pay for the damage. The cases center on how the government managed Houston’s main reservoirs during the storm, and the outcomes could have implications…