Bellaire begins evaluations in generator installation project | Bellaire – Meyerland – West University
Bellaire officials and engineers officially broke ground on Phase 1 of the city’s generator installation project on Aug.…
Smart 911: Polk, Dallas counties to adopt unified emergency alert system
Polk, Dallas counties to adopt unified emergency alert system DES MOINES, Iowa — Polk and Dallas county emergency…
Austin Pets Alive! seeks fosters for pets rescued in floods
Austin Pets Alive! (APA!) is asking Central Texans to continue opening their homes to animals rescued from flood-affected…
Everything that’s changed since the deadly July 4 flood in Texas
It has been one year since the deadly Fourth of July flood struck the Texas Hill Country, killing…
Podcast seeks accountability for 2025 Central Texas flood
A long holiday weekend and America’s 250th birthday are giving Central Texans even more reasons to celebrate this…
Report faults Camp Mystic flood preparedness
No written emergency plans. Stalled evacuations. Chaotic incident management and re-unification efforts. Those were some of the main…
Austin suburb secures No. 1 ranking as safest midsize city in Texas
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Austin-area city takes No. 1 spot among safest in Texas in new US report
As Texas continues to attract new residents, several Lone Star cities are standing out for something beyond growth.…
Texas Monthly writer wins Pulitzer Prize for flood story
Almost everyone in Central Texas knows someone who was impacted by the July 4, 2025 flood that killed…
Texas writer wins Pulitzer Prize for personal story of flood
Mother’s Day is on Sunday, May 10. If you’re aiming to find Mom something that’ll last longer than…
Camp Mystic among 174 Texas camps told to revise emergency plans to reopen
The Brief Camp Mystic must revise its emergency plan to reopen after last summer’s deadly floods. State officials…
Texas has some of the nation’s highest home insurance costs. What’s driving rates?
Everything is bigger in Texas—including homeowners insurance premiums. Texas gained more new residents than any other U.S. state…