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HOUSTON – Hundreds packed the DeLuxe Theatre in Houston’s Fifth Ward to attend the last Harvey Recovery Fair of the year.  Though Hurricane Harvey devastated homes more than a year ago, thousands of families still find themselves on the road to recovery.  “I had 4 feet of water in my house,” said Southeast Houston resident Lynell Smith. “The recovery doesn’t end as quickly as we’d like to think it does,” said Krystal Hasselmeier with the 5th…

AUSTIN, Texas (FOX 26) — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Friday that his Consumer Protection Division finalized a settlement with the owners of 11 gas stations, mostly Big Willy’s stores, accused of price gouging in 2017 during the state of disaster declared for Hurricane Harvey.  Under terms of the agreement, Sun Macro Corporation, Mr. Group Inc. and Star Impex Inc. will reimburse eligible consumers who paid $3.99 per gallon or more for regular unleaded grade gasoline from…

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Powerful natural disasters in Texas on the scale of Hurricane Harvey’s deadly destruction last year will become more frequent because of a changing climate, warned a new report Thursday ordered by Republican Gov. Greg Abbott in a state where skepticism about climate change runs deep. But the report makes no mention of global warming. And in urging steps Texas should take to lessen the impact of intensifying hurricanes and flooding, the…

Evacuees flee flooding in a boat with a nearly submerged Houston sign behind them, on Aug, 29, 2017. Hurricane Harvey made landfall as a Category 4 storm with winds of 130 miles per hour four days prior. A commission convened by Gov. Greg Abbott to focus on rebuilding after Hurricane Harvey issued a report Thursday saying the state should take a series of steps to prepare for the next big storm, including improving local disaster response procedures…

Gov. Greg Abbott (c), Mayor Sylvester Turner (r) and Nim Kidd, Chief of Texas Emergency Management announced funding for flood relief and prevention Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2018, in Houston. ( Steve Gonzales / Houston Chronicle ) less Gov. Greg Abbott (c), Mayor Sylvester Turner (r) and Nim Kidd, Chief of Texas Emergency Management announced funding for flood relief and prevention Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2018, in Houston. ( Steve Gonzales / … more Photo: Steve Gonzales,…

NEW CANEY, Texas – Water covered some roads Tuesday along the East Fork of the San Jacinto River as flooding peaked. Video showed water covering FM Road 1485 and FM Road 2100 near the border between Harris and Montgomery counties. Officials said the road was closed Tuesday morning because water was flowing over the roads near Lake Houston Park. Authorities said the roads could close for several days depending on flood stages.  The National Weather…