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JACKSON County, Texas - If you live in Jackson or Matagorda counties and have received damage from Hurricane Beryl, you may now apply for disaster assistance from FEMA. La Tanga Hopes, public affairs specialist with FEMA, emphasizes that anyone in these areas who suffered damage from Beryl should apply. Hopes mentions that FEMA is still addressing the severe weather events that occurred from April through early June in these same areas. Therefore, if you sustained damage from either of these severe weather events, you still have time to apply for assistance.

“Beryl power outage updates: More than 145,000 Texas electricity customers remain without power a week after Beryl” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues. More...

When Hurricane Beryl barreled into Texas, extreme winds caused the most damage to crops rather than the flooding often associated with a hurricane. In fact, the downgraded storm brought beneficial moisture to many counties, according to post-storm reports from Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service county agents. Ben McKnight, Ph.D., AgriLife...

On Friday, H-E-B announced the store would be deploying a mobile kitchen to support communities that were affected by Hurricane Beryl. The mobile kitchen was first deployed to Sargent, Texas and will continue to serve hot meals in Matagorda County into Monday evening, according to a news release from H-E-B. The mobile kitchen will serve breakfast from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m., lunch from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. and dinner from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the First Baptist Church of Sargent at 53 County Road #283.

Hurricane Beryl has caused extensive damage along the Texas coast, leaving many Houston residents without power for five days and counting. Millions of homes and businesses have been affected by the power outages. The Public Utility Commission of Texas, which regulates the state’s electric, telecommunication, and water and sewer utilities,...

"Beryl updates: Electricity returning for some CenterPoint customers, but hundreds of thousands won’t have power until next week" was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - President Biden authorized more federal assistance to disaster survivors in two area counties after Hurricane Beryl.

CenterPoint Energy did not share a timeline for complete power restoration on July 11, but a company executive said it would take longer to restore power in the areas hit hardest by the storm, including The Woodlands and Matagorda, Brazoria and Galveston counties. (Vanessa Holt/Community Impact) Around half a million...

Hurricane season has begun in Texas. During the week of June 17, 2024, the outer bands of a tropical depression affected much of Brazoria and Matagorda county, leaving streets, yards, and reservation ponds flooded. And during this week, at the time of writing this article, Beryl is barreling towards us.

Hurricane Beryl - bearing 90 mph winds - slammed into Matagorda at about 4 a.m. Monday, knocking out power for thousands of Matagorda County residents and leaving a trail of twisted trees in its wake. In addition to the power outages, internet and cell phone service were lost, leaving county...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Nine area counties were approved for federal disaster assistance after Hurricane Beryl.

PALACIOS, Texas - The Salvation Army of Victoria is helping Beryl victims in Wharton and Matagorda Counties.

Acting Governor Dan Patrick told Matagorda County residents that his team of officials care about the situation Matagorda County residents are in. Patrick led a contingent of state, county, and local officials to meet with the news media at the CED building on Wednesday, July 10. Patrick – acting governor...

MATAGORDA COUNTY, Texas - Cooling stations are available in Bay City and Palacios.

Hurricane season has begun in Texas. During the week of June 17, the outer bands of a tropical depression affected much of Brazoria and Matagorda County, leaving streets, yards, and reservation ponds flooded. And during this week, at the time of writing this article, Beryl is barreling towards us. Humans...

More than 1.5 million Texans are still without power in the aftermath of Hurricane Beryl, as Texans in the Houston area face a second day of triple-digit weather.