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13 Investigates: Texts between Texas leader, CenterPoint show state's frustration
As CenterPoint tries to rebuild trust with its customers, 13 Investigates is learning it wasn't just frustrated, powerless residents who couldn't get answers from the company.In a text thread between Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and CenterPoint leadership, Patrick expresses he's not getting the answers he wants from the company. The company's outages left 2 million people without power the day after Hurricane Beryl made landfall on July 8.A July 9 text from Jeff Bonham, a vice president at CenterPoint, outlines how the company monitored the storm and "requested substantial mutual assistance support before the storm made landfall.""As of this morning,...
Texas Rainfall Brings Out ‘Toxic’ Worms that Regenerate When Chopped in Half
The recent excessive rainfall in the Houston area has brought an unexpected and toxic guest out of hiding: the hammerhead flatworm. These invasive worms, known for their distinctive hammer-shaped heads, emerge from their subterranean homes due to the massive amounts of precipitation. Danger Lurking in Your Yard. These flatworms can...
Hot and Dry End to July
LUBBOCK, TX (KLBK) – KLBK Chief Meteorologist Jacob Riley has your Thursday evening weather update for July 25, 2024. Tonight: Mostly clear. Low of 68°. Winds SE 5-10 MPH. Tomorrow: Mostly sunny. High of 94°. Winds SE 12-18 MPH. Tonight:. Aside from the continued haze around the...
Friday is the next best chance for rain in North Texas
NORTH TEXAS — There's at least a 20-degree difference between temperatures in North Texas' most western and most eastern counties this afternoon. Based on the temperatures seen today, counties to the Southwest have been dealing with more cloud cover on Thursday. There have been a few showers, mainly to the east, and there was even a flood advisory in portions of Bosque and Hill counties. Overall, the rain has been fairly minimal today. Rain chances remain at 30% or less through sunset, then dry conditions are forecast overnight into Friday morning. Friday is the last chance for rain, but it'll once again be a scenario where the farther south/east, the more likely it is to see some showers. Highs will remain below normal, in the 80s and low 90s, Friday through Sunday. Once high pressure builds back in across the central U.S. next week, temperature highs return to normal or above. Comparing triple-digit days from last summer through this year, it's noticeable how few triple-digit days the area has had this June compared to last. The cooler temps can't last forever though. August 1 is coming in hot.
Thursday Night Forecast: Active through Sunday, heat returns next week
TONIGHT: Mostly cloudy skies with a chance of showers and thunderstorms early. Chance of rain: 40%. Low: 73. Winds: SE 5 MPH. TOMORROW: Mostly cloudy skies with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Chance of rain: 40%. High: 85. Winds: SE 5-10 MPH. SATURDAY: Partly cloudy skies with a chance of scattered showers and thunderstorms. […]
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