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Major flooding is forcing communities across Central Texas to evacuate. The Llano River took out a bridge in Kingsland on Tuesday morning. Both the Llano and Colorado rivers are overflowing after heavy rains, causing homes to flood and leading to numerous water rescues. The southbound lanes of the Southwest Freeway are open once again near the Westpark Drive exit after a car crashed into the back of an 18-wheeler near the Harwin Drive exit, killing one person….

MARBLE FALLS, Texas (FOX 26) – Cookie Haseman never saw it coming.  “Everybody says I’m alive,” says Haseman. “It’s a beautiful place to live. I got off work last night and went down to the lake last night and watched it run and went to bed around 2:30 and had no idea.” No idea that the lake would move into her home along the Colorado River within hours.  All around Marble Falls, it’s the same story. The water levels…

HOUSTON – Gov. Greg Abbott issued a State Disaster Declaration Tuesday for 18 counties that have been impacted by severe weather and flooding. Abbott said the recent weather has caused widespread property damage and threatened loss of life, naming Bastrop, Burnet, Colorado, Fayette, Hood, Jim Wells, Kerr, Kimble, La Salle, Live Oak, Llano, Mason, McMullen, Nueces, Real, San Patricio, Travis and Williamson counties in his declaration. He authorized the use of available resources of state…

Image Gallery 6 PHOTOS Photos of flooding in Kingsland taken by Chris Bryant. Heavy rains are causing flooding in Kingsland and officials are urging residents along the Llano River to evacuate. Those living within 1/4 mile of the north and south banks are under a mandatory evacuation and evacuation centers and shelters have been opened. North Llano residents can go to Oesteriech’s Rose located at 809 West Young Street. If you live in South Llano east of…

FOX 26 Houston –    Your thoughts may be on Halloween decorations and costumes since it’s October, but a local family already has their sights on making the holidays brighter for sick children.     Now they’re hoping to get our community involved. Dr. Shawn Taher is a Chiropractor and owner of Body Balance Chiropractic. He’s on a mission to not only help “his” patients feel better, but also children in the hospital during Christmastime.  That takes early…

HOUSTON (FOX 26) – Hurricane Michael has claimed 18 lives and at least $6 billion in damage measured so far, as the storm ripped through Florida President Trump held a rally in Pennsylvania. Back in 2012, Mr. Trump criticized then President Barack Obama for campaigning with Jay-Z and Bruce Springsteen while Hurricane Sandy hit New York and New Jersey. Is it fair to label Trump guilty of a double standard? The What’s Your Point panel…

HOUSTON (FOX 26) – Is the Beto bubble bursting despite record fundraising by the Democratic candidate? A trio of reputable polls this week has the incumbent Republican Senator Ted Cruz ahead of O’Rourke by margins raning from 5 to 9 points. This week’s panel: Justin Lurie- businessman and former congressional candidate, Nyanza Moore – progressive commentator and Houston attorney, Paul Bettencourt- Republican State Senator,  Tony Diaz- Chicano educator and activist,  Tomaro Bell – Super Neighborhood leader,…

HOUSTON (FOX 26) – On November 6th, Houston voters will cast ballots on Proposition A and by doing so, decide whether a multi-year investment knows as “Rebuild Houston” should continue.  Proponents say funding from the drainage fee has improved a thousand miles of city streets and 500 miles of storm drains, while simultaneously paying down more than a billion dollars worth of pre-existing debt and interest. Critics complain less than half of the taxes collected have…

HOUSTON (FOX 26) – On November 6th, Houston voters will cast ballots on Propostion A and by doing so, decide whether a multi-year investment knows as “Rebuild Houston” should continue. Civil Engineer Jeff Ross talks with Greg Groogan about why voters should vote YES to Prop A. City of Houston, Proposition A (Relating to the Creation of a Dedicated Funding Source to Enhance, Improve and Renew Drainage Systems and Streets) Shall the Houston City Charter be…

HOUSTON – Look for highs Saturday to be well above normal with many locations reaching the 88 and 89-degree mark. There are slim chances of showers for the main Houston metro, but not so for areas to the north and west of Houston, where an unsettled atmosphere is leading toward 50-60 percent rain chances. There is a tornado watch in place until 6 p.m. for more than 20 counties in Central Texas.  The remnant low…

JUNCTION, Texas (AP) – Emergency personnel have found the bodies of two of the four people swept away when raging floodwaters overtook a small city in West Texas. Texas A&M Forest Service spokeswoman Christi Powers says the bodies were found Thursday on the banks of the Llano River more than 6 miles downstream from where they went missing. The search for the other two continues. Heavy rains Sunday night caused the South Llano River to…

HOUSTON (FOX 26) – People from the Houston area are on the ground in the Florida Panhandle helping with the response effort following the landfall of Hurricane Michael. They include crews restoring power, firefighters, and volunteers with their own boats in tow. Dustin Gideon, a volunteer from Deer Park, Texas, arrived in Pensacola before dawn on Wednesday and waited there for the hurricane to make landfall. By noon, he was on the road again, headed east toward the hurricane…

The Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston will release names of clergy who were credibly accused of sexually assaulting a minor. It will be among 15 dioceses in Texas to release the names of those clergy members. Police are looking for the husband of a Houston ISD bus driver. According to investigators, he attacked and killed her while she drove to work this morning. Hurricane Michael made landfall today midway along the Florida panhandle. Many people from the…

ROSEMARY BEACH, Fla. – The lights went out where we’re staying in Rosemary Beach, Florida Wednesday afternoon, just off of FL-30A.   The wind is howling, as we are just west of Hurricane Michael’s eye wall. The wind measurements show Michael is just shy of a Category 5 hurricane. As it stands, it is the strongest hurricane to ever hit the Florida Panhandle.   Our last live broadcast was at noon Wednesday. After then, we changed…

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