Road crews have been working to cover a 15-foot-wide sinkhole on a Houston, Texas, street. People living nearby called public workers officials Tuesday when the sinkhole began to open as vehicles drove over the spot. Traffic has been diverted. Neighbor …
When A.O. Smith bought the lone marina on White River Lake in 2000, the water level was already low. Since then there have been some wet years and some really dry ones, and the lake is now so low that …
Thousands of homes and businesses in Texas have lost power as rainstorms moved through the state and left one person slightly hurt. Officials say bad weather in the Houston area on Sunday night brought down part of the awning at …
Hurricanes that form in the Gulf of Mexico tend to catch gulf residents off guard – often forming in the month of June – and can develop into surprisingly strong storms, says a Texas A&M University at Galveston professor. William …
Hotchkiss Insurance Programs, LLC announced a dividend distribution to the Texas Home Builders Workers’ Compensation Safety Group (THB) bringing total dividends paid to the group to $548,753. The announcement marks the sixth dividend paid to the group’s policyholders by Texas …
Experts say the San Antonio, Texas, area had more than $10 million in damage to public property during May 25 storms and flooding. Bexar (bayr) County Commissioners were updated Tuesday on continuing repairs. Officials say most of the damage was …
The Texas Department of Public Safety will take part in a nationwide commercial vehicle inspection program known as Roadcheck 2013. DPS troopers, inspectors and investigators will join other law enforcement groups in the increased safety effort Tuesday through Thursday. Officers …
Hundreds of property owners whose homes and businesses were damaged by the earth-rattling fertilizer plant explosion that devastated the town of West in April may catch a break on their property taxes under recently approved legislation. A bill awaiting Gov. …
Police say a Texas construction worker at a site in College Station has died after being pinned to the ground by two 1,500-pound, 20-feet-long shoring panels. Police say 49-year-old Armando Gonzalez of Bryan died Wednesday afternoon as crews were working …
Torrential rains swamped San Antonio, Texas, with flash floods on Saturday, leaving at least two people dead as emergency workers rushed to rescue more than 200 residents stranded in cars and homes. “It was pretty crazy,” said Gera Hinojosa, a …