HOUSTON— Hurricane-strength winds unexpectedly ... the equivalent of Hurricane Ike, considerable damage downtown, glass.” Winds reached 74 miles an hour on the ground in some areas, according ...

The plan was hatched in response to Hurricane Ike, which devastated the Houston and Galveston areas in 2008. The law being proposed this year in the Texas Legislature, House Bill 1089, was ...

A warning means hurricane conditions are likely within 24 hours. Ike's forecast track was through Galveston and the Houston metro area as a Category 2 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 110 ...