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HOUSTON – Houston is used to keeping an eye on the Atlantic Ocean during hurricane season, but this week the attention will focus on a hurricane from the Pacific Ocean. Hurricane Willa, a category 3 storm with winds of 125 mph, will make landfall Tuesday night on the west coast of Mexico, just south of Mazatlan. From there, the storm will move northeast and into southern Texas by Wednesday. The remnants of Willa will move…

George P. Bush, commissioner of the General Land Office, arrives to discusses long-term Hurricane Harvey recovery funds during a news conference at the Houston City Hall Annex on Thursday, June 28, 2018, in Houston. The recovery efforts include the first round of funding for buyouts through CDBG-DR funds.( Brett Coomer / Houston Chronicle ) less George P. Bush, commissioner of the General Land Office, arrives to discusses long-term Hurricane Harvey recovery funds during a news…

HOUSTON (FOX 26) – In the only face-to-face clash in the high stakes struggle to represent much of Houston’s west side in Congress, Democratic challenger Lizzie Fletcher quickly pointed a finger of blame, accusing 18-year incumbent John Culberson of neglecting flood protection and leaving scores of neighborhoods vulnerable to storms like Hurricane Harvey. “The projects that the Army Corps of Engineers has identified for this community have gone unfunded for 18 years. It shouldn’t take…

LEAGUE CITY, Texas (FOX 26) – If you are seeking an opportunity to volunteer, American Legion League City Post 554 could use your help. The members and their families are still struggling to recover after Hurricane Harvey flooded the building in 2017. Despite that, the post continues to serve its military veterans. FOX 26 News photojournalist Darlene Janik Faires learns from organizers of a blues festival on Oct. 20 how the money raised from the event will help…

HOUSTON – The Eastern Pacific is getting a little active again, with Tropical Storm Vicente off the Guatemalan coast and another area of low pressure that has a 90 percent chance of development over the next 48 hours southwest of the southern Mexican coast. Both storms are moving west-northwest over the next few days. Here’s what you should know about it: What we know Both Vicente and the new storm will move just offshore of…

Rescue Bank’s first shipment of 52,000 gallons of high fructose corn syrup arrived in the Florida Panhandle on Thursday morning. Hurricane Michael wiped out the food supply for bee colonies across the Florida Panhandle. Now a Houston non-profit is racing to keep them from starving. Florida beekeepers send colonies all over the country to help pollinate crops. Florida itself is the nation’s largest citrus producer, and the bees are critical to the harvest. “The high…

LIBERTY, Texas (FOX 26) – Liberty County Emergency Management officials are recommending that residents along the Trinity River evacuate as the Trinity River Authority is releasing large amounts of water from the Livingston Dam into the river. Johanna Black’s family is staying in a camper on higher ground after floodwaters from the Trinity River filled gullies and spilled over County Road 2550 in Cleveland. She’s now unable to drive within two miles of her home near the river….

Firefighters were able to find and rescue flags from the rising flood waters on Lake Travis.  The Lake Travis Fire Department had crews out on the lake Thursday to conduct a hazard assessment when the firefighters came across two flags stranded at the top of a flagpole.  Both a United States flag and a Texas flag were rescued, folded and safely transported to shore. A video of the flags being carefully handled by a firefighter…

Flooding prompts disaster declaration Texas Governor Greg Abbott has declared a state of disaster in 18 flood-stricken counties in Central and South Texas. The declaration lifts state restrictions and regulations on any state response to the emergency. In his proclamation, Abbott noted that severe weather and prolonged flooding that began Oct. 7, “has caused widespread and severe property damage and threatens loss of life.” The counties covered by the declaration include Llano, Bastrop, Burnet, Colorado, Mason,…

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…