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weather
Tropical Storm Edouard made landfall near the Texas-Louisiana border on September 1, 2026, with maximum sustained winds of 60 mph and gusts up to 90 mph, according to Entergy Texas. The storm weakened to a tropical depression but brought heavy rain, flooding, debris and downed trees that impeded utility restoration work across Southeast Texas. Entergy Texas reported a peak of about 80,000 customers without service, concentrated in communities including Beaumont, Port Arthur, Orange and Silsbee.
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weather
Tropical Depression Edouard brought heavy rainfall and flooding to Southeast and Deep East Texas after weakening from Tropical Storm Edouard. Polk County issued a local disaster declaration on September 2, citing severe overnight weather impacts. The American Red Cross opened an emergency shelter in Livingston as floodwaters affected roads and homes in the area.
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sports
The Houston Astros beat the Chicago White Sox 2-0 at Daikin Park on Wednesday night, ending a scoreless game with a two-run eighth inning. Hayden Wesneski, in his seventh start since returning from a 14-month absence following elbow surgery, supplied seven scoreless innings before A.J. Blubaugh and Josh Hader completed a three-hit shutout. The win gave Houston a 71-69 record, a two-game AL West lead over Texas, and the season series against Chicago.
via mlb.com·13h agoDetails →
weather
Tropical Storm Edouard prompted widespread precautionary school closures across Southeast Texas before and immediately after its landfall. The system was later downgraded to a tropical depression as it moved inland, while flooding and power outages continued to affect parts of the region. By Thursday, Sept. 3, the school disruptions documented in the available reporting had narrowed to a delayed opening in Goodrich ISD and a closure in Livingston ISD.
via fox26houston.com·13h agoDetails →
food
Huynh Restaurant is a family-run Vietnamese restaurant that has operated in Houston’s East Downtown/Old Chinatown area for about 18 years. Its original location at 912 St. Emanuel St. is expected to close by the end of 2026 because of the Interstate 45 reconstruction project. Owner Cindy Dang opened a second Huynh location in Upper Kirby in August, carrying over much of the original restaurant’s menu while adding some dishes.
via houstonchronicle.com·13h agoDetails →
public safety
The incident occurred on August 24, 2026, when Montgomery County Precinct 3 Sgt. David Weis went to the Doyles’ home on Frontera Circle in The Woodlands to serve eviction-related legal process. Video described by KPRC 2 appears to show Weis standing inside the couple’s open garage after they answered the door; the couple says he entered without permission. The constable’s office says it opened an internal investigation after learning of the complaint on September 1 and has not said whether policy was violated.
via click2houston.com·13h agoDetails →
culture
James Turrell’s “Twilight Epiphany” Skyspace is a site-specific public artwork at Rice University’s Suzanne Deal Booth Centennial Pavilion in Houston. Built in 2012, the two-story, acoustically engineered structure combines an open-roof viewing space with programmed LED light sequences at sunrise and sunset. The Skyspace had been closed for 28 months while Rice and the Moody Center for the Arts undertook renovation work and awaited nearby construction conditions that would not disrupt the intended experience.