Dawn Buckingham and Jay Kleberg vie for open land commissioner seat overseeing the Alamo and disaster relief funds
The land commissioner manages the Texas General Land Office, which manages the Alamo, administers natural disaster relief funding and helps fund public education. The seat is open after incumbent George P. Bush lost his primary bid for attorney general.
U.S. House approves massive $31 billion โIke Dikeโ project to protect Texas coast from hurricanes
The U.S. House voted to authorize the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to begin planning for the massive coastal barrier project in Galveston Bay, but funding is not yet secured. The largest civil engineering project in U.S. history would permanently alter the Texas coast.
The Karankawa were said to be extinct. Now theyโre reviving their culture โ and fighting to protect their ancestorsโ land.
Historians long thought the Karankawa people had disappeared. But now a group of descendants is fighting to protect a coastal area โ where thousands of Karankawa artifacts were found โ from an encroaching oil export facility.
Ever wonder what the Texas Gulf looks like from space? NASAโs got you covered.
An astronaut onboard the International Space Station (ISS) took this photo of the Texas Gulf Coast. (CREDIT: NASA)Have you ever wondered what the Texas Gulf looks like from afar... or more specifically, from space? A NASA astronaut aboard the International Space Station took this photo of the Texas Gulf Coast and shared it to social media on March 24. Check out this NASA photograph of the gulf coast and Austin/San Antonio area taken from aboard the International Space Station! If youโre from Texas, or are just a big fan, you can see the Texas coast along with narrow barrier islands that create protective bays between the Gulf of Mexico and the mainland.
Officials: 2 dead in Texas as subfreezing cold sweeps US
State officials said surging demand, driven by people trying to keep their homes warm, and cold weather knocking some power stations offline had pushed Texas' system beyond the limits. โThis event was well beyond the design parameters for a typical, or even an extreme, Texas winter that you would normally plan for. At DFW, the temperature was 4 degrees Fahrenheit (-15 degrees Celsius) โ 3 degrees (-16 degrees) colder than Moscow. In Houston, officials said Bush Intercontinental Airport runways would remain closed until at least 1 p.m. Tuesday, a day longer than previously expected. The southern Plains had been gearing up for the winter weather for the better part of the weekend.
Wintry weather blanketing US making rare dip to Gulf Coast
"Typically, we just donโt have quite this much cold air in place that far south,โ said Marc Chenard, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service's Weather Prediction Center. AdChenard said significant ice and up to 12 inches (30 centimeters) of snow were expected across parts of the southern Plains into Monday. Winter weather conditions are affecting large portions of the U.S., but it is rare for them to extend so far south, Chenard said. The airline said the storm was also affecting their flights across the region, with operations reduced and canceled at airports across Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas. Utilities warned of the likelihood for additional power outages due to falling tree limbs.
Virus-weary Texas braces for Hurricane Hannaโs arrival
The storm, which is the first hurricane of the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season, was expected to make landfall late Saturday afternoon or early evening south of Corpus Christi, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said. Live webcam footage showed waves sweeping over popular Whitecap Beach near Corpus Christi hours before the hurricane was expected to make landfall. First responders in Corpus Christi proactively placed barricades near intersections to have them ready to go if streets began to flood, McComb said. More than 9,100 people in the Corpus Christi area were without power early Saturday afternoon, according to AEP Texas. South Texas officialsโ plans for any possible rescues, shelters and monitoring of the storm will have the pandemic in mind and incorporate social distancing guidelines and mask wearing.
Coast Guard: Missing Texas boater not missing after all
GALVESTON, Texas (AP) โ GALVESTON, Texas (AP) โ The U.S. Coast Guard says a boater who had been believed to possibly be missing near Galveston along the Texas Gulf Coast was never actually missing. The Coast Guard and the Tiki Island police department became concerned after receiving a call around 2 a.m. Saturday about an unmanned 21-foot boat found near the east side of Jones Bay, located northwest of Galveston. Officials were unable to contact the boatโs owner and began searching for the individual. Small plane makes emergency landing, collides with road signThe owner of the boat learned of the search on social media and contacted officials, telling them his boat had broken away from where it had been secured during severe storms that swept through Texas and other parts of the U.S. South Friday night. Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class Phillip Woods says his agency treats cases of adrift vessels the same as a man overboard until โwe can be certain the owner or operator is accounted for."