Drawing energy from the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico, the strengthening storm was expected to blow ashore early Saturday somewhere between Corpus Christi and Houston, with some forecasts saying ...

GALVESTON, Texas — Hurricane Ike slammed into the Galveston area on Sept. 13, 2008, and up until that time, was the costliest hurricane to ever strike Texas. Property losses totaled $37 billion. Winds ...

Officials say storm surge was not as bad as feared. CLEAR LAKE TEXAS, September 13, 2008— -- Hurricane Ike blew ashore late last night, but not many people along the Gulf Coast were sleeping as ...

The Bay Area Houston Chamber of Commerce Convention & Visitors Bureau says there are a lot of myths going around about Hurricane Ike damage, and they’re determined to stop them. So they’ve issued a ...

HOUSTON — Hurricane Ike, a colossal storm nearly as big as Texas itself, began battering the coast Friday, threatening to obliterate waterfront towns and give the skyscrapers, refineries and docks of ...

The Coastal Texas Project, commonly known as the “Ike Dike,” has been in the works since Hurricane Ike devastated Galveston in 2008. Gov. Greg Abbott has signed a bill into law that will create a ...

Many small towns in Texas have been devastated by Hurricane Ike. The agricultural community of Fannett, Texas, was flattened by the storm.... Texas Livestock A Casualty Of Hurricane Ike STEVE INSKEEP, ...

Tookies, home of the "Squealer" hamburger is making a comeback. The restaurant, heavily damaged by Hurricane Ike, is set to reopen in late July and its manager, Jeff Sauerwein, from left, and owners ...

HOUSTON — A tropical disturbance in the southwestern Gulf now has no chance of developing into a tropical depression but is still expected to send waves of tropical downpours along the Texas coast ...

NEW YORK, Sept 12 (Reuters) - Hurricane Ike will mushroom into a large and dangerous Category 3 storm as it approaches the oil-rich northeast Texas coast early on Saturday, the U.S. National Hurricane ...