Houston Hassles

This Hurricane Season Will Take Houstonians for a Whirl

The activity in the region could be worse than it has been in recent years.

06/10/2024 By Uvie Bikomo

Survival Guide

What to Do If Your Home Floods in Houston

The aftermath of a hurricane can be chaotic and costly. We check in with West Street Recovery for tips on how to prepare and deal with damage.

06/05/2024 By Uvie Bikomo

Shelled

Galveston Bay’s Decimated Oyster Population Is Getting a Savior

Rett Reef in San Leon is Texas’s first private-industry oyster restoration project.

05/23/2024 By Lauren McDowell Photography by Nicki Evans

Hot or Not

Are We in for Another Summer Scorcher in Houston?

An expert weighs in on whether or not we’ll have another record-breaking season.

04/29/2024 By Uvie Bikomo

Ever Wonder Why…

Whatever Happened to Buffalo Bayou’s Big Bubble?

The random red button on Preston Street Bridge is actually an interactive art installation that has not worked in more than half a decade.

02/21/2024 By Uvie Bikomo

Sweating It Out

Sorry, This Houston Heat Is Not Ending Anytime Soon

We asked a meteorologist when we can expect the end to this hot madness.

08/23/2023 By Uvie Bikomo

Weathering the Storm

How a Small, Scrappy Houston Nonprofit Redefined Hurricane Recovery

West Street Recovery turned Hurricane Harvey into a catalyst for change for its northeast Houston community.

08/21/2023 By Uvie Bikomo

Landfall

Hurricane Season Is Here. What Are We in for This Year?

Local meteorologist Matt Lanza of Space City Weather answers all our brewing questions.

06/01/2023 By Daniel Renfrow

RELIEF RESOURCES

5 Ways Texans Can Support Puerto Rico After Hurricane Fiona

Today marks five years since the island was devastated by Hurricane Maria.

09/20/2022 By Amarie Gipson

Fashion In The Rain

10 Rain Boots For The Stylish Woman

From Valentino to J.Crew these styles were made for walking in the rain.

11/04/2021 By Danielle Wright

Hurricane Relief

Here’s How Houston Can Help the Victims of Hurricane Ida

Support these local relief efforts.

09/03/2021 By Danielle Wright Edited by Shelby Stewart

Getting ready

5 Facts Houstonians Need to Know This Hurricane Season

We still have a long way to go.

08/30/2021 By Shelby Stewart

It's Hurricane Season, Folks

The Houstonians You’ll Meet During a Hurricane

Who will you run into during your last-minute storm prep at H-E-B?

06/01/2021 By Craig Hlavaty

Season Pass

The Space City Weather Guys Talk the Ike Dike and Last Year's Hurricane Season

A chill Houston (hurricane-wise) 2020 is no reason to get complacent, Matt Lanza and Eric Berger say.

01/26/2021 By Gwendolyn Knapp

2020

4 Takeaways from Lina Hidalgo’s State of the County Address

In a "fireside chat" format, the county judge and H-E-B President Scott McClelland discussed how 2020 has been for Harris County.

11/12/2020 By Catherine Wendlandt

Rolling On

As a Hurricane Approaches Louisiana, Houston Hospitality Pros Are at the Ready

Downtown business owners are feeding folks impacted by the season's storms and are seeking support as Delta arrives.

10/08/2020 By Timothy Malcolm

out of the rubble

One Galveston Artist Is Embodying the Island's Hope As He Recreates Lost Artwork

The sculpture, which will be installed in a new city park, memorializes the Great Hurricane of 1900 while also looking toward the future.

09/08/2020 By Brittanie Shey

Pay it forward

Local Celebrities Are Organizing a Citywide Hurricane Laura Donations Drive

Mattress Mack, Trae Tha Truth, and more are coming together to help out.

09/01/2020 By Catherine Wendlandt

HOU Can Help

How You Can Support Hurricane Laura Victims

Here's where you can volunteer or make donations.

08/27/2020 By Catherine Wendlandt

In the eye of the furr-icane

Get Your Furry Friends Ready for the Hurricane with These Tips

It's not just us humans who need to be prepped for inclement weather.

08/26/2020 By Emma Schkloven

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