This is not the first time Patrick McKann has mounted his horse to ride into storm-ravished communities to rescue animals left behind when their owners were forced to flee without them. McKann — or Hurricane Cowboy as he’s become to be known — began his mission last year when Hurricane Harvey slammed into Texas.
Hurricane Florence may reach Category 5 on Tueaday, as the storm closed in on North and South Carolina, carrying winds up to 140 mph.
HOUSTON (AP) — Houston Texans star J.J. Watt said Monday that he has distributed the $41.6 million his foundation raised to help rebuild the Texas Gulf Coast after Hurricane Harvey.
Climate change zealots said on Saturday that Houston practiced “environmental racism” in its response to last year’s hurricane Harvey.
Man-made climate change is making hurricanes worse, says a study published by the American Geophysical Union, and enthusiastically endorsed by the Washington Post.
Texas Governor Greg Abbott asked former U.S. Representative Blake Farenthold (R-TX) to pay for the cost of the special election forced by his resignation. Farenthold announced his exit following a revelation that he used taxpayer funds to settle a sexual harassment claim.
President Donald Trump met with the 2017 World Series Champions Houston Astros on Monday, but he also welcomed heroes who helped Houston in the wake of Hurricane Harvey to the White House.
Food stamp participation in Florida soared by 2.5 million in one month, according to the latest data on food stamp enrollment from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).
FEMA announced a new policy on Tuesday to end discrimination against churches, synagogues, and all places of worship. The policy announcement came after three churches in Texas and two synagogues in Florida filed lawsuits to secure disaster relief aid after recent hurricanes.
Former Texas Land Commissioner Jerry Patterson will challenge George P. Bush in the 2018 Republican Primary for land commissioner. Patterson served as commissioner of the Texas General Land Office (GLO) for 12 years before he left to run for lieutenant governor. Bush succeeded him in the office.
First lady Melania Trump and second lady Karen Pence returned to Texas on Wednesday to follow up on hurricane recovery efforts. They met with first responders, visited victims at a home and at an elementary school, and assisted in packing food boxes for victims.
The Texas jobless rate hit a 40-year record low in October with unemployment dropping to 3.9 percent, outpacing the monthly national average and signaling the state rebounded since Hurricane Harvey.
Thursday, November 16 marked 300 days since President Donald Trump took office on January 20. And the Trump administration seems, at last, to have found a rhythm.
A new product on the market billing itself as the “Ziplock bag” for cars is saving many vehicles from flood damage caused by major natural disasters.
A liberal Texas activist group asked the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to hold Hurricane Harvey relief funds and other grant monies from Houston until the City fully addresses policies that promote “racial discrimination and perpetuation of segregation.”
The State of Texas officially accused 127 gas stations of price gouging during the Hurricane Harvey disaster. This follows an investigation conducted into thousands of consumer complaints received by the Consumer Protection Division.
Decisions to delay evacuation or shelter in place large numbers of nursing home residents during Hurricanes Harvey and Irma may have led to several deaths, an attorney says. However, other seniors who were evacuated died during or shortly after evacuation. This leaves managers of nursing homes in a quandary over what to do about residents in their care during natural disasters.
The number of claims for unemployment benefits plunged to its lowest level since 1973 as the job market remains strong, according to Department of Labor figures released Thursday.
Members of the Texas Congressional Delegation burned the midnight oil with Governor Greg Abbott and leaders of the U.S. House of Representatives to secure nearly $15 billion in disaster relief funding for the state. The funds will be included in an emergency disaster bill that is expected to pass the House on Thursday afternoon.
Texas Governor Greg Abbott said the state’s congressional delegation could get “rolled” on a hurricane relief bill that is about to be voted on in the House of Representatives. The governor expressed his disappointment in the delegation not fighting specifically for funds dedicated to relief efforts for Texas.
NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana – Four states have declared a “state of emergency” as the Gulf Coast prepares to be hit by Tropical Storm Nate.
The first jobs report to register the effects of Irma and Harvey show that the U.S. economy took a hard hit in September.
Former Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services Tevi Troy told Breitbart News: Sunday Edition that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) had actually done an even better job managing Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico than it had in dealing with Hurricane Harvey in Texas and Hurricane Irma in Florida recently.
In a new study, researchers hope to glean a better understanding of the possible health risks Hurricane Harvey victims face by outfitting them with special wristbands that monitor exposure to contaminated flood waters and airborne toxins.
The media and the Democrats are deseperate to find a Hurricane Katrina in Puerto Rico, and to deny President Donald Trump’s capable and compassionate response to Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria.
The latest data from public health officials reveal that the Escherichia coli bacteria, better known as E. coli, tainted Hurricane Harvey’s raging floodwaters significantly in Houston and the surrounding affected regions.
HOUSTON, Texas — A local church is reported to have dismissed a volunteer during the peak of the Hurricane Harvey relief effort after learning the woman is Jewish and a lesbian. The move came after she spent several days working for the church’s food bank and personally donated $500 in goods.
Hollywood A-lister Jennifer Lawrence told NBC’s Today co-host Savannah Guthrie Thursday that she’s planning on taking a break from acting.
World of Warcraft players can purchase Shadow the Fox in order to contribute to disaster relief funds, both national and international.
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Willie Nelson, Paul Simon, James Taylor and Bonnie Raitt are among the stars headlining a benefit concert next week to help Texas residents affected by Hurricane Harvey.
Because it was not that long ago, we all remember when we still liked actress Jennifer Lawrence. At 19, she knocked us all out in 2010’s Winter’s Bone. The following year she was the best thing in the box office hit X-Men: First Class. The year after that she went certified platinum when The Hunger Games topped off a domestic gross of $408 million.
The Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) reported they sprayed mosquitoes in more than 1.4 million acres ravaged by Hurricane Harvey. Officials plan to thwart the winged insects from breeding across multiple waterlogged counties, preventing a surge in their population and the diseases they carry, notably West Nile and Zika viruses.
Friday on Fox News Channel’s “Tucker Carlson Tonight,” host Tucker Carlson and The Hill media reporter Joe Concha criticized actress Jennifer Lawrence’s claim that this year’s hurricane season was linked to American voters electing Donald Trump as commander-in-chief.
President Donald Trump quickly signed the $15 billion relief bill on Friday for Hurricane Harvey victims.
On Friday’s broadcast of HBO’s “Real Time,” host Bill Maher argued that it isn’t fair that the “responsible” people who pay more in taxes and believe in climate change are bailing out those who dislike government. Maher said, “[T]hese places
The AP fired a veteran reporter who wrote an inaccurate article about then-Virginia gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe, however, they have continually backed a reporter who wrote inaccurate articles regarding the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and its administrator, Scott Pruitt.
The House passed on Friday 316-90, legislation that would raise the debt ceiling and fund the federal government until December while giving victims of Hurricane Harvey $15 billion in relief.
Actress Jennifer Lawrence appeared to claim in an interview this week that the deadly hurricanes slashing through parts of the United States are nature’s wrathful response to the election of Donald Trump.
How ironic that the great “disruptor” of our political system is turning out to be the leader who is restoring it — and, soon, public faith in it.
President Donald Trump sat down for dinner with House Speaker Paul Ryan on Thursday night to discuss a packed list of fall legislative goals.
