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CONROE, Texas — A veteran Conroe police officer was left fighting for his life after strong storms moved through Trinity County Sunday night. Lieutenant James “Jimmy” Waller and his wife were at their property in Trinity County when a suspected tornado hit. Their house was destroyed and Waller was critically injured. As of Monday, he remained in the hospital. According to the Conroe Police Department, Waller will need multiple surgeries and he’s looking at a…

CONROE, Texas — A veteran Conroe police officer was left fighting for his life after strong storms battered moved through Trinity County Sunday night. Lieutenant James “Jimmy” Waller and his wife were at their property in Trinity County when the suspected tornado hit. Their house was destroyed and Waller was critically injured. As of Monday, he remained in the hospital. According to the Conroe Police Department, Waller will need multiple surgeries and he’s looking at…

Viewers shared pictures and KHOU 11 captured some of the aftermath of the strong storms that left roads flooded, trees down and some houses damaged. Check out some of the photos and videos below.  The Trinity County Sheriff’s Office posted video to Facebook of a home that was destroyed in the storms. Minor injuries were reported. See the full video here. This photo from Alan Beck in Baytown shows water almost up to the front…

Southeast winds will help bring in additional haze across the Houston skyline. Author: KHOU 11 Staff, Kim Castro, Chita Craft Published: 11:56 AM CDT April 24, 2024 Updated: 11:56 AM CDT April 24, 2024 HOUSTON — Wildfires on the east coast of Mexico continue to burn and spread, but you’re probably wondering why that matters to Houston.  Well, we have high pressure sitting just to our east and that gives a clockwise rotation providing southeasterly…

Taylor Roy and his wife Tasha Roy are both charged with felony invasive visual recording. Taylor Roy also coaches kids in tennis, detectives said. THE WOODLANDS, Texas — A couple was arrested Thursday at their Shenandoah home after investigators said they were creating videos of underage girls with hidden cameras in public places in The Woodlands area. Taylor Roy and Tasha Roy are both charged with felony invasive visual recording and officials said additional charges…

Taylor Roy and his wife Tasha Roy are both charged with felony invasive visual recording. Taylor Roy also coaches kids in tennis, detectives said. THE WOODLANDS, Texas — A couple was arrested Thursday at their Shenandoah home after investigators said they were creating videos of underage girls with hidden cameras in public places in The Woodlands area. Taylor Roy and Tasha Roy are both charged with felony invasive visual recording and officials said additional charges…

Attorneys for the plaintiffs call it a “victory” that increases property rights protections in Texas. TEXAS, USA — The Supreme Court unanimously ruled Tuesday a Texas rancher has the right to sue Texas for flood damage to his property. It’s a decision that impacts every property owner in Texas. It means Texas can’t just take your property or do something that leads to flooding damage without compensating you for it.  “For anyone who has property…

Additionally, the city will be working the the Texas General Land Office to find and contact hundreds of households that were displaced by a housing project. HOUSTON — Houston will have two more years to distribute federal funds for Hurricane Harvey disaster relief, Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham announced at a city council meeting on Wednesday. Buckingham said the U.S. Housing and Urban Development has granted the city a two-year extension to get the funds…

HOUSTON — A tornado touching down in west Harris County led a viewer to ask where the tornado sirens are in our area.  Tornado sirens are used to alert people in case of weather and other threats. The National Weather Service said they are intended as an outdoor warning system.  The KHOU 11 VERIFY team did some research on where tornado sirens are located across the Houston area and here’s what they found.  City of…

By Wednesday afternoon the a damage assessment team from the National Weather Service had visited Port Arthur. BEAUMONT, Texas — A tornado touched down in Port Arthur early Wednesday morning as thunderstorms passed through Southeast Texas overnight and into Wednesday morning leaving behind power outages, damage and flooding in portions of Southeast Texas.  By Wednesday afternoon the damage assessment team from the National Weather Service had visited Port Arthur. Their preliminary results showed that an…

An NWS official said the tornado was an EF-1 with maximum winds up to 90 mph and did not have much of a track. HARRIS COUNTY, Texas — Heavy rain and strong winds ripped through the Houston area early Wednesday morning, leaving damage in its path.  A Firestone Tire Shop in the Katy area was destroyed in the storm. The National Weather Service confirmed that a brief tornado hit the area around 2:45 a.m. Video of…

Video of the business shows a collapsed sign and part of the roof of a Firestone completely caved in. HARRIS COUNTY, Texas — Heavy rain and strong winds ripped through the Houston area early Wednesday morning, leaving damage in its path.  A Firestone Tire Shop in the Katy area was destroyed in the storm. The National Weather Service confirmed that a brief tornado hit the area. Video of the business on Mason Road not far from…

The Burnet County festival organizers encouraged attendees to leave the campgrounds Monday morning. BURNET COUNTY, Texas — Editor’s note: The above video was published on Saturday, before the festival’s cancellation. The total solar eclipse is almost here in Central Texas, but with it comes some cloudy weather followed by the potential for some severe afternoon storms. In preparation for potential hail, strong winds and isolated tornado risks on Monday, a festival based in Burnet County…

The National Hurricane Center is gearing up and preparing for what could be a very busy season. ORLANDO, Fla. — KHOU 11 Chief Meteorologist David Paul was the only Houston-area meteorologist who attended the National Hurricane Conference in Orlando this year. The conference focused on all of the tools and technology that are being upgraded to better prepare meteorologists and residents for incoming storms.  Day 1 Paul said the first day of the conference focused on evacuations,…

The National Hurricane Center is gearing up and preparing for what could be a very busy season. ORLANDO, Fla. — KHOU 11 Chief Meteorologist David Paul was the only Houston-area meteorologist who attended the National Hurricane Conference in Orlando this year. Paul said the first day of the conference focused on evacuations, which is a subject of great importance to anyone who remembers the stress surrounding Hurricane Rita and the mess that was the 2005 Houston/Galveston evacuation. Since…