Federal lawmakers have allocated $5 million for the long-planned initiative, which would create a coastal barrier system to ...

Usually, by this time of the week, I would be doing some sort of home game preview of the Texans-Ravens game. I live in Houston and well, given that Hurricane Ike is expected to hit here, my ...

On September 13th, 2008, Galveston Island was devastated by storm surge as a result of Hurricane Ike. A large majority of the families of Galveston Island lost their possessions, their clothing, and ...

Regarding “Houston Chronicle: John Cornyn: Houston needs the Coastal Texas Project,” (Dec. 05): Senator John Cornyn is pushing lawmakers to fund the $34 billion Coastal Texas Project, commonly known ...

Before the rains even arrived on Friday, September 12, many parts of the island were already underwater, and the Seawall and Stewart Beach were covered in rough water and flotsam. UPDATE September 13, ...

Kemah definitely experienced the storm’s wrath more than most places in Texas did. Click here and here to read Chris Vogel’s accounts of the aftermath.

Hurricane Ike is projected to hit somewhere along the Texas gulf coast on Saturday. Right now, the specifics of where it is going to hit and at what intensity are up in the air. The Texans are ...