Though Buffalo Bayou is a great place to recreationally catch fish, Texas officials have issued a warning about consuming ...

Downed timber left in the wake of Hurricane Helene, a devastating storm that struck in September, has also been fueling the fires' spread, officials have said. “The amount of downed debris and ...

The one that beat the Zags on Saturday night. No. 1 seed Houston used a dazzling offensive performance and held off a late Gonzaga surge for an 81-76 win in one of the most anticipated matchups of ...

Extreme weather is dangerous weather, and that’s particularly true for the heavy rainfall events that experts say are ...

Cars are submerged on a freeway flooded in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey near downtown Houston, Texas, on Aug. 27, 2017. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File) Although math can calculate how often to ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Hurricane Beryl ... It tore through Houston, knocking out power for thousands and causing widespread damage—including powerful winds that shattered windows in downtown buildings.

It hit the Windward Islands as a Category 4 hurricane and weakened as it moved across Jamaica, the Cayman Islands and Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula. According to a report by the National Hurricane ...

Before its U.S. landfall, however, a much stronger Beryl wreaked havoc in the Caribbean. It hit the Windward Islands as a Category 4 hurricane and weakened as it moved across Jamaica, the Cayman ...

Harris County Commissioners voted to rename the towering Lamar Plaza building in downtown Houston to honor a man whose legacy touched every corner of this great city—former Mayor and U.S ...

University of Houston--Downtown is a public institution where all of the online graduate-level criminal justice classes are recorded and archived so that students can access lecture material at ...