Hurricane Harvey
Kenneth Henderson carries a case of donated water back to his home, which was without running water after the recent winter storm, Friday, Feb. 26, 2021, in Houston. Local officials, including Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner, say they have focused their efforts during the different disasters on helping the underserved and under-resourced but that their work is far from complete. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Deep freeze just latest disaster to befall Houston's needy

By Juan A. Lozano Mar. 08, 2021 05:11 AM EST

FILE - In this Feb. 27, 2020, file photo, Leslie Comardelle, former Arkema plant manager in Crosby, Texas, left and his defense attorney Paul Nugent, right, stand during the Arkema Inc. criminal trial at Harris County Criminal Courthouse in Houston. State Judge Belinda Hill on Thursday, Oct. 1, 2020, ruled prosecutors had failed to present sufficient evidence to support the charges against Pennsylvania-based Arkema Inc. and ex-plant manager Leslie Comardelle. ( Melissa Phillip/Houston Chronicle via AP, File)
Judge tosses case over chemical plant fire during Harvey

By Juan A. Lozano Oct. 01, 2020 05:21 PM EDT

FILE - In this Feb. 27, 2020, file photo, Arkema CEO, Richard Rowe, listens during the Arkema Inc., criminal trial at the Harris County Criminal Courthouse, in Houston. Judge Belinda Hill ruled Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2020, that prosecutors failed to present sufficient evidence to support the charge against Rowe, dropping the case against him over a toxic fire at the company's suburban Houston plant during Hurricane Harvey in 2017. (Melissa Phillip/Houston Chronicle via AP, File)
Judge tosses case against CEO over plant fire during Harvey

By Juan A. Lozano Sep. 30, 2020 03:05 PM EDT

Nursing homes juggle hurricane evacuations amid virus fears

By Matt Sedensky Aug. 26, 2020 07:59 PM EDT
Dozens of nursing homes evacuated their residents as Hurricane Laura bore down Wednesday, but many others with a choice just stayed put, concluding the risk of...

Corpus Christi Fire Department personnel respond to a call of two sinking boats during Hurricane Hanna, Saturday, July 25, 2020, in Corpus Christi, Texas. (Annie Rice/Corpus Christi Caller-Times via AP)
South Texas drenched by cyclone amid surge in virus cases

By John L. Mone And Nomaan Merchant Jul. 26, 2020 01:16 AM EDT

Two men walk on a flooded road as Hurricane Hanna makes landfall, Saturday, July 25, 2020, in Corpus Christi, Texas. The National Hurricane Center said Saturday morning that Hanna's maximum sustained winds had increased and that it was expected to make landfall Saturday afternoon or early evening. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
2020's 1st Atlantic hurricane lashes Texas; floods expected

By Juan A. Lozano And John L. Mone Jul. 25, 2020 10:12 AM EDT

FILE - In this Sept. 1, 2019, file photo, an evacuee lies on a cot at an evacuation shelter for people with special needs, in preparation for Hurricane Dorian, at Dr. David L. Anderson Middle School in Stuart, Fla. Local officials across the South are still scurrying to fix their hurricane evacuation and sheltering plans because of changes needed due to coronavirus and a cratering economy. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)
Many states scrambling to update hurricane plans for virus

By Seth Borenstein May. 31, 2020 07:21 AM EDT

James Jackson fishes along the Houston Ship Channel Monday, March 23, 2020, in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
'They're killing us,' Texas residents say of Trump rollbacks

By Ellen Knickmeyer Apr. 19, 2020 12:12 PM EDT