American War had concluded at the end of 1898, leaving Cuba under U.S. control. A man named Willis Moore ran the U.S. Weather ...

It struck the bustling city of Galveston, Texas, on September 8, 1900, forever changing its landscape and history. With winds ...

The idea that there "ain't no surf in Texas" persists. But as a new Galveston museum explores, adventurers have been catching waves here for at least a century.

An asteroid has a 2.3% chance of hitting Earth in 2032. This is, maybe, why we all can’t stop obsessing about it. (Essay) ...

January 2025's Gulf Coast snowstorm was impressive. This 1895 snowstorm, however, was a benchmark. Here's what happened.

Patrick Jankowski, longtime Houston economist, reflects on the oil bust, the rise of tech, NAFTA, the growth of the suburbs ...

Waterfront leaders assert a contract that landed them in court was improperly executed by a former port employee who signed it without authority to do.

During the snow, people took pictures of the snowy scene next to the statue memorializing the 1900 Galveston hurricane, known as the deadliest hurricane in U.S. history. It was the snowiest day in ...

On Feb. 4, 1896, three days after her drunk of a husband threatened her with a butcher knife, Matilda Brown Sweeney moved back home to Ashton Villa.

Houston’s main electrical company backed off plans to raise rates after facing sharp criticism for its response to massive ...

It's been 100 years since the first work to build the Port of Corpus Christi began. But the land surrounding the area was ...