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FEMA opens several disaster recovery centers in Houston area | How to apply for federal funds after Hurricane Beryl
HARRIS COUNTY, Texas — Additional federal assistance is being provided for storm victims in 16 Texas counties in the wake of Beryl. President Biden amended the Major Disaster Declaration to authorize "additional federal assistance to disaster survivors to help aid in their recovery from Hurricane Beryl." It comes after...
Houston’s beloved Pancho Claus needs help after home floods during Hurricane Beryl
HOUSTON — Like a lot of Houstonians, Richard Reyes is still cleaning up the mess and counting up the costs of damage caused by Hurricane Beryl. His home in the Aldine area was flooded with about a foot of water. "In a matter of half an hour, it went...
Global tech outage causes closures of Texas driver's license offices
HOUSTON — Heads up if you had an appointment at a Texas Driver’s License office today. Because of the global tech glitch, all driver’s license offices are closed right now. According to the Texas DPS, customers who did have appointments were notified. At this point, Texas DPS...
Bush, Hobby 'fully operational' after global technology outage | Airlines provide updates
HOUSTON — A global technology outage had widespread impacts Thursday night into Friday morning, including at Houston's airports. Flights at Hobby and Bush were affected, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. The FAA said airlines United, American, Delta and Allegiant had all been grounded as well. Around 7:30 a.m., the two airports both said they are "fully operational." The airports still encouraged passengers to check their flight status before heading out.
'They failed miserably' | Community leaders and lawmakers describe meeting with CenterPoint executives
HOUSTON — A coalition of civic organizations and Houston politicians met with CenterPoint Energy executives on Thursday to discuss the power company's issues following Hurricane Beryl. The storm knocked out power to more than 2.2 million CenterPoint customers when it came ashore early on the morning of July 8. A week later, over a million customers still had no power as temperatures soared.
Family of mother and son killed in crash involving Missouri City police officer file lawsuit
MISSOURI CITY, Texas — The family of two people killed in a crash involving a Missouri City police officer is now suing that city. Angela Stewart and her 16-year-old son, Mason, were pulling out of a driveway when authorities say they were hit by a Missouri City police officer.
Two 'very decomposed' bodies found in back of 18-wheeler in northwest Houston
HOUSTON — Two people who were believed to have been experiencing homelessness were found dead in the back of an 18-wheeler in northwest Houston early Thursday morning, police said. Lt. R. Willkens with the Houston Police Department said the discovery was made after citizens called 911 shortly after midnight...
Man accused of stealing electrical equipment from Entergy trucks in middle of Beryl recovery
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Texas — A man was arrested in Montgomery County this week after authorities said he stole equipment from Entergy electrical trucks in the middle of power restoration efforts due to Beryl. Roger Dale Parker Jr., 48, was arrested when deputies responded to reports of a suspicious person...
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