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Nearly 70,000 customers without power amid Tropical Storm Edouard, Entergy officials say
Entergy Texas says that crews are working to restore power as nearly 70,000 customers are without power as of 7:15 p.m. Tuesday amid Tropical Storm Edouard's landfall....
Tropical Storm Edouard Update: CenterPoint Energy responding to Initial Impacts across Greater Houston Area
As part of its overall response to the impacts of Tropical Storm Edouard, CenterPoint Energy continues to take a series of actions, including mobilizing 2,700 frontline workers, restoring power for approximately 1,000 customers so far, coordinating closely with local, state and f...
Entergy Texas urges customers to prepare for Tropical Storm Edouard
Entergy Texas is urging customers to finalize their storm preparations as Tropical Storm Edouard approaches the Southeast Texas coast. The current National Hurricane Center forecast calls for 3 to 6 inches of rainfall across portions of our service territory, with up to 9 inches ...
Montgomery County Animal Shelter asks public for help fostering after air conditioning outage
The Montgomery County Animal Shelter is seeking the public’s help fostering up to 60 dogs as they work to fix an air conditioning outage in two rooms.The shelter says the county is actively working to fix the situation, but they critically need fosters while the work is being don...
URGENT!!! Montgomery County Animal Shelter Now Has Two Non-Working A/C’s – HOT DOGS Need Heroes!
The Montgomery County Animal Shelter is always in need, but the need is greater now than ever. With a deadly heatwave underway, one of the air conditioning units stopped working in an area that holds around 60 dogs. Volunteers were desperately reaching out to people to foster unt...
Drive-by shooting on I-45 leaves 19-year-old in critical condition
A 19-year-old is in critical condition after a drive-by shooting late Sunday night in Houston.North Belt patrol units spotted a truck parked on the feeder road near I-45 and Glenborough Drive around 11:40 p.m. When officers approached the vehicle, they found it had been struck by...
Thousands of CenterPoint Energy customers experience power outages in west Houston, Katy area
Thousands of customers experienced power outages Wednesday morning, according to CenterPoint Energy’s outage map.At one point, the outage map showed more than 30,000 customers without power.At 10:38 a.m., more than 11,000 customers remained without electricity. The number of outa...
Lakewood Pines residents blame CenterPoint for damaged appliances, power problems
Residents in an Atascocita-area community say electrical issues are frying their home appliances, sparking safety concerns and costing thousands of dollars in repairs and replacements. They believe CenterPoint Energy is to blame — and they want the problem fixed and their money b...
Despite intense heat, some Spring Branch neighbors say they had no AC due to CenterPoint upgrades
With temperatures near triple digits, some Spring Branch neighbors were shocked to learn their AC was cut off for hours during a scheduled upgrade.
Montgomery County reports 3 cases of measles after family exposed to case in individual from out-of-state
The Montgomery County Public Health Department confirms three cases of measles after a family was exposed to another confirmed case from an individual who traveled from out of state.Measles is a highly contagious virus, which can have serious health complications that can be life...
CenterPoint Energy closely monitoring Tropical Depression 2 and taking actions to prepare ahead of Potential Impacts across Greater Houston
To support its customers and communities, CenterPoint Energy is taking precautionary safety actions including closely monitoring weather conditions and deploying its hurricane/summer storm readiness plans to prepare for Tropical Depression 2. As of 12:00 PM today, the National Hu...
National Youth Theater Announces New NYT Arts Center in Conroe
National Youth Theater (NYT) is proud to announce the opening of the NYT Arts Center, a new permanent home for the organization and a major milestone in its mission of engaging students in life-changing experiences through the performing arts. The facility, located at 1115 Housto...
HEAVY RAINS MOVING TOWARD MONTGOMERY COUNTY
4 am-With a front just east of Hempstead, heavy rains are moving toward Montgomery Coutny. Over the past few hours, Caldwell has received six inches of rain. Overnight, the Waco area was hit with heavy rains and flooding. Texas DPS reports multiple vehicles were stranded in flood...
After deadly Beryl outages, CenterPoint CEO’s pay jumped to $12M
New financial reports reveal that CenterPoint Energy CEO Jason Wells received a 30% raise in the months following Hurricane Beryl. Lawmakers and electric customers skewered Wells and the utility company for their disastrous response to restoring power after the Category 1 hurrica...
CenterPoint Energy announces ‘Hurricane Readiness Week’ to highlight resiliency and readiness actions
Today, with the start of the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season, CenterPoint is kicking off its “Hurricane Readiness Week,” building on Governor Greg Abbott’s proclamation last week recognizing May 25 – 30 as Hurricane Preparedness Week in Texas, and sharing a series of critical acti...
Entergy Texas highlights year-round storm readiness efforts ahead of 2026 hurricane season
While hurricane season begins on June 1, severe weather preparation at Entergy Texas is a year-round effort focused on cost-saving grid investments, storm readiness training and proactive maintenance such as vegetation management and deploying smart grid technologies. W...
