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Nearly three weeks after Hurricane Beryl pummeled through Texas, many residents are now left in financial limbo as they wait for their FEMA checks to come in. We…
Read more Q&A: How to balance your finances while waiting for your FEMA check to roll inHOUSTON – People in the Almeda Plaza neighborhood say they don’t want to hear apologies and promises from CenterPoint Energy. They say actions speak louder than words. Since…
Read more ‘Talk is cheap’: Outage victims react to CenterPoint’s apologies and promises to do betterEvery year around the first week of June when hurricane season officially opens, we are all reminded repeatedly to begin our hurricane preparations. The laundry list of purchases…
Read more A Disaster Preparedness Guide for CenterPointHOUSTON – Texas Governor Greg Abbott toured NRG Arena Monday to examine the 250 beds set up there for Houstonians who’ve been discharged from area hospitals but don’t…
Read more ‘I will be issuing an executive order’: Gov. Abbott examines CenterPoint’s future in Texas after Beryl responseHOUSTON – Texas Governor Greg Abbott did not pull any punches Sunday afternoon in going after CenterPoint for their failures in getting the lights back on for Houstonians…
Read more ‘Completely unacceptable:’ Gov. Abbott sets timetable for immediate action from CenterPoint after post-Beryl failuresKINGWOOD, Texas – A local man is calling for changes to protocols at an independent living facility in Kingwood. It’s where he says his mother died early this…
Read more 93-year-old woman’s death amid sweltering heat at independent living facility has son calling for changes to protocolOn Tuesday, Mayor John Whitmire took a helicopter ride to survey the damage in the city and then called a press conference to talk about the biggest danger…
Read more A Question of Power at Mayor Whitmire’s Day After Press ConferencePower started to come back for some of the millions of homes and businesses left in the dark when Hurricane Beryl slammed into the Houston area, while the…
Read more Some power restored in Houston after Hurricane Beryl, while storm spawns tornadoes as it moves east“Most of the city is experiencing the dirty side of a very serious hurricane,” Mayor John Whitmire said as he began this morning’s 11 o’clock press conference on…
Read more Mayor Whitmire: “Stay Home. Stay Off the Roads”As Beryl continued its path toward Texas landfill, Mayor John Whitmire and other Houston area officials urged local residents to stay home as of 10 p.m. Sunday to…
Read more With Beryl on its Way, Mayor Whitmire Urges Residents to Hunker DownPORT LAVACA, Texas – As Tropical Storm Beryl eyes up its final track along the Texas Gulf Coast, entire communities are fleeing for higher and drier ground. On…
Read more ‘The hotel is shutting down:’ Port Lavaca evacuating ahead of Beryl
