A tick bite can be easy to underestimate. Most people see one, pull it off, check the spot, and hope they caught it early enough. They may worry about a rash. They may think about Lyme disease. They may watch for fever or body aches. But federal health officials are now putting new attention on…
A boy playing outside in Hollywood Park, Texas, was attacked by a fox in his own yard, prompting police to warn residents after the animal later tested positive for rabies. The attack happened Wednesday in Hollywood Park, a small community in the San Antonio area. According to the Houston Chronicle, Hollywood Park Police Chief Shad…
Tornado season in Texas is not something you want to figure out at the last minute. By the time the sky turns that strange color, the wind gets quiet, the alerts start going off, and everybody in the house is asking where to go, it is too late to start making a plan. Texas weather…
A Memorial Day fishing trip near Galveston turned into an emergency rescue after a 17-year-old was bitten by a shark while offshore. The teen was boating with his father and another person Monday, May 25, when the shark bite happened miles from shore, according to the U.S. Coast Guard. Officials said the teen suffered serious…
East Texas trees are part of what makes the region feel like East Texas. Tall pines, big oaks, shaded roads, wooded lots, creek bottoms, and backyards that feel tucked into the trees are a big part of the appeal. But when storm season gets rough, those same trees can turn into one of the biggest…
A Texas heat alert can feel like one more weather notification in a state where summer already sounds like a threat. Heat advisory, excessive heat warning, extreme heat warning, ERCOT Weather Watch — the wording starts to blur when everyone already knows it is hot enough to fry your patience in the driveway. But those…
A normal weekend drive in North Texas can go sideways before you even realize there was an event happening. One minute you are heading to dinner, a kid’s game, the airport, a concert, or a grocery run near Dallas. The next minute, you are stuck behind cones, police directing traffic, pedestrians crossing in waves, rideshare…
A generator sounds like a lifesaver when the power goes out in Texas. The fridge can stay cold, phones can charge, a fan can run, medical devices may have backup power, and a little normal life can keep going while the neighborhood waits on repairs. After storms, heat waves, ice, wind, or grid trouble, that…
Texas heat has a way of finding every weak spot around the house. It does not just make people miserable. It beats up cars, dries out batteries, cooks tires, cracks plastic, fades patio furniture, overheats pets, and turns equipment that worked fine in April into something that refuses to start in July. That is the…
North Texas allergy season does not feel like a season anymore. It feels like a relay race. Cedar shows up in the cooler months, tree pollen takes over in spring, grass pollen gets going as the weather warms, ragweed waits for late summer and fall, and mold can flare after rain or humidity. By the…