Texas Heat to Challenge State Grid’s Power Demand Record July 21, 2026 By Lauren Rosenthal A blast of intense heat across eastern Texas is set to challenge the state grid’s all-time power demand record. Preliminary...
Texas Hill Country Floods Test New Warning Systems After Last Year’s Deadly Disaster July 20, 2026 After deadly floods killed more than 100 people in Texas’ Hill Country last July, officials vowed major changes in hopes...
Texas Big Rigs Parts Distributor Faces $264K Fine After Worker Fatality July 20, 2026 The U.S. Department of Labor has cited a Texas big rig parts distributer for 16 serious safety violations after an...
Tropical Storm Watches Posted Across Florida’s Panhandle Region July 20, 2026 By Brian K. Sullivan A tropical storm watch has been issued for the Florida Panhandle as the Atlantic’s next event takes shape off shore....
New Flooding Haunts Texas Hill Country a Year After Historic Disaster July 17, 2026 By Ayden Runnels, The Texas Tribune and Ellie Ashby, The Texas Tribune Soyla Reyna stood outside Calvary Temple Church, taking a momentary respite from hours of manning the flood displacement shelter at...
Texas Floods Kill Two, More Storms Forecast for Overnight July 17, 2026 By Emily Forgash and Mark Chediak Mandatory evacuations across the Texas Hill Country are underway as life-threatening flash floods wreck bridges and roads with more heavy...
Texas Contractor Fined $343K Following Excavation Collapse July 16, 2026 A U.S. Department of Labor investigation concluded that a Houston utility construction company exposed employees to safety hazards after an...
Northeast Texas Counties Work to Form Groundwater District July 16, 2026 By Jess Huff, The Texas Tribune More than a dozen East Texas counties are working to create a groundwater conservation district that would prevent over-pumping water...
Canada Suspends Animal Exports From Texas Due to New World Screwworm Concerns July 15, 2026 By Stephen Simpson, The Texas Tribune Canada has suspended several animal exports from Texas due to concerns about the New World screwworm, according to the U.S....
Texas Braces for Heavy Storms One Year After Deadly Floods July 15, 2026 Slow-moving storms are drenching much of central Texas this week as a disturbance in the upper atmosphere collides with summer...