As we undertake the recovery of the natural disasters that befell our nation and its territories, it is stunning to witness what our elected officials are trying to do in our national and state capitols.

Car dealerships around Galveston County are rebounding from severe losses during Hurricane Harvey as consumers seek to replace storm-damaged cars.

Four weeks after Hurricane Harvey badly flooded areas of the county, more than 17 day care centers remain temporarily closed, leaving parents looking for alternatives or waiting for their children’s schools to reopen.

A former Texas City police officer, who was charged earlier this month for stealing money from a heart attack victim, has been arrested again, this time for allegedly intentionally ramming his girlfriend's car with his own vehicle.

Juan Louis Peralez, 50, pleaded guilty Tuesday to a charge of arson after a trial had already begun, Assistant District Attorney Tiffany Alfred said.

During Nick Gary’s 2016 funeral services held Jan. 30, 2016, his brother, Russ, described how much his younger brother meant to him. Nick graduated at the top of his La Marque High School Class of 2000, and played basketball, baseball and football throughout his entire childhood.

As more days pass from when Hurricane Harvey made landfall, residents around Galveston County are finding themselves in different stages of their personal recovery. Some are already working on repairing homes and interrupted lives.

Astrid Mendoza was 36 weeks pregnant in late August when the skies opened and torrential rain began to fall on her home in Santa Fe.

A woman is suing Victoria’s Secret in federal court, asserting the company didn’t do enough to warn her about its products being flammable.

First looking at our local weather: after a welcome taste of autumn weather following Harvey, summer conditions have returned with a vengeance. In addition to a sorely needed dry spell, temperatures have climbed back to summertime levels. Over the past six days, temperatures have run from 1-…

A little known federal agency could have a potentially big impact on helping local residents and businesses recover from Hurricane Harvey in coming months.

Most business leaders and experts agree that Hurricane Harvey will cause an economic downturn in the short term, partly offset by recovery and rebuilding.

Hurricane Harvey prevented some Del Papa Distributing Co. employees from making it to the warehouse, but the Texas City beer distributor still had work to do and orders to fill.

Two Galveston County Catholic schools have merged because of damage from Hurricane Harvey.

Big plays broke open a tight contest, as the Dickinson Gators posted a 47-7 win over the Texas City Stings on Friday at Sam Vitanza Stadium.

The Dickinson Gators finally saw their first game action of the year on Friday night after Hurricane Harvey delayed the season by several weeks. The Gators dominated the Texas City Stings on their way to a 47-7 victory.

Countless photos were damaged by Harvey's floodwaters. Now, a group of Houston-area people are aiming to save what they can.

Throw results from last week and previous seasons out the window when the Texas City Stings and Dickinson Gators meet Friday in one of Galveston County’s most intense and hard-fought rivalry games.

Early estimates of the total cost of Hurricane Harvey damage range between $75 billion to $190 billion, but some disaster recovery experts say it will be years before the real costs are fully known.

As the mainland and surrounding areas continue to regroup and rebuild in the Hurricane Harvey aftermath, let me commend this community for a job well done.

A former Texas City police officer turned himself into the Galveston County Sheriff’s Office Wednesday on theft charges stemming from accusations that he took $2,400 in Christmas present money from a man as he sat stricken by a heart attack.

It is said that history doesn’t repeat itself, but it does mimic itself. The same can be said for tropical cyclones. While each storm is unique, there are enough commonalities that we can learn from them.

At the height of Hurricane Harvey flooding, Brookside Intermediate School was inundated with anywhere from 2 feet to 4 feet of water, officials said.

On a defense looking to re-tool in certain spots, Texas City linebackers Mykahl Brow, Marquez Demyers and D’Vante Taylor will play critical roles for the Stings early this season.

On Monday, Petri Urvil was the only person to show up at starting line of the Island Express, a new Houston-to-Galveston bus line.

The Salvation Army of Galveston County has set up camp at the Mall of the Mainland to offer help to people affected by Hurricane Harvey.

Hurricane Harvey has caused a run on short-term rental properties and delays in many sales transactions, but area Realtors are optimistic the market will stabilize in longer term.

Local animal shelter authorities on Friday opened a central location in La Marque to hold pets displaced by Hurricane Harvey.

The Texas City Stingarees struggled early on offense, but their toughness on defense made things interesting late as they dropped their opening game of the season to the Clear Lake Falcons by the final score of 28-21 Friday night at Stingaree Stadium.

Although area gas stations are receiving fuel shipments and several city officials have said they’re less concerned about Hurricane Harvey-related shortages, the price of filling up has risen an average of 27 cents a gallon across the nation in the past week, industry observers say.

Cooler and drier conditions have been a welcome balm for those recovering from the ravages of Hurricane Harvey. Even better, despite three active hurricanes in the Tropical Atlantic Basin, none are expected to threaten the local area in any significant manner. A high pressure ridge building …

While many Galveston County contractors are already overwhelmed by the number of jobs created by flooding from Hurricane Harvey, they say there’s not yet a shortage of building materials. But that soon could change, they warn.

An evolving weather pattern with an upper-level high pressure ridge to our west and a deepening low pressure trough moving into the Great Lakes and Midwest and eastern third of the country this week will play a very important role in our weather both locally and over the U.S.