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Houston Public Mediahoustonpublicmedia
2025-09-17

Houston residents with homes damaged by Hurricane Beryl or the derecho wind event last year could receive financial assistance in the coming months. The need is greater than the available funding — a problem the city has faced in the past.

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Houston Public Mediahoustonpublicmedia
2025-08-12

More than a year after Hurricane Beryl left more than 2.2 million Houston-area homes and businesses without power, Harris County residents still have an overwhelmingly negative opinion of CenterPoint Energy, according to a new survey.

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Houston Public Mediahoustonpublicmedia
2025-07-08

As Central Texas and much of the state grapples with catastrophic flooding, Houston marks the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Beryl.

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Houston Public Mediahoustonpublicmedia
2025-06-18

Houston Mayor John Whitmire, after considering feedback from a series of public engagement meetings, said he is now seeking to steer $50 million in federal disaster relief aid toward housing.

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Houston Public Mediahoustonpublicmedia
2025-06-17

Utility company CenterPoint Energy has reached a settlement agreement with several Houston-area municipalities to spend $3.2 billion over the next several years as part of its systemwide resiliency plan. 

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Houston Public Mediahoustonpublicmedia
2025-06-03

The City of Houston plans to use federal disaster recovery funds for emergency vehicles, generators for city facilities and its initiative to end homelessness — a conflict with the largest identified need in the aftermath of 2024 storms.

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Houston Public Mediahoustonpublicmedia
2025-05-21

A bill in the Texas Legislature that would enhance the penalty for assaulting a utility worker, making it equal to that of assaulting a first responder, is one step closer to becoming law. 

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Houston Public Mediahoustonpublicmedia
2025-05-19

A recent audit of CenterPoint Energy’s management found that the utility company did not adequately assess the risks or potential conflicts of interest before agreeing to an $800 million mobile generator lease. 

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Houston Public Mediahoustonpublicmedia
2025-05-12

Grant funding will help Houston’s iconic Rothko Chapel restore a series of decades-old artworks that were damaged last summer during Hurricane Beryl.

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Houston Public Mediahoustonpublicmedia
2025-05-01

The Texas Senate passed a bill that would enhance the penalty for assaulting a utility worker, making it equal to that of assaulting a first responder. The proposed law was authored by a Democrat from Houston.

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Houston Public Mediahoustonpublicmedia
2025-04-30

CenterPoint Energy announced this week that it has begun installing 100 weather stations across the Houston region. The data from the stations will be shared with the public.

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Houston Public Mediahoustonpublicmedia
2025-04-04

CenterPoint Energy has reached a deal with the state of Texas to absorb the cost of the 15 large, mobile generators it leased, valued at roughly $880 million. The move follows months of intense criticism and negotiation with lawmakers.

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Houston Public Mediahoustonpublicmedia
2025-04-03

Hurricane Beryl was so devastating that “Beryl” will no longer be used as a name for future storms.

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Houston Public Mediahoustonpublicmedia
2025-03-26

After being significantly damaged by two major weather events last year, Memorial Park Golf Course is fixed and ready to go for this year's Texas Children's Houston Open, which is Thursday through Sunday.

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Houston Public Mediahoustonpublicmedia
2025-03-13

As the Houston Housing and Community Development Department works on a plan to spend more than $314 in federal disaster recovery funds, tensions are emerging over how the money should be allocated. 

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Houston Public Mediahoustonpublicmedia
2025-03-07

CenterPoint Energy on Thursday said the company is on track to strengthen Houston's energy resiliency ahead of the 2025 hurricane season. 

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Houston Public Mediahoustonpublicmedia
2025-03-04

Almost a year after Sinclair Elementary was battered by back-to-back storms, the Houston ISD campus reopened this week to students and teachers.

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Houston Public Mediahoustonpublicmedia
2025-02-25

A recently published study employed miniature models of skyscrapers to find out why the May 2024 derecho in Houston was able to cause so much damage to “hurricane-proofed” buildings.

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Houston Public Mediahoustonpublicmedia
2025-02-20

Amidst backlash from ratepayers and legislators alike regarding CenterPoint Energy’s response to Hurricane Beryl, the Houston utility company still received more than $1 billion in profits in 2024.

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Houston Public Mediahoustonpublicmedia
2025-02-04

After failed attempts in 2021 and 2023, southeast Texas lawmakers have filed bills to require generators in nursing homes and assisted living centers.

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