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The Battleship Texas Foundation and the Port of Galveston have reached a critical, though unglamorous, stage in securing the World War I-era vessel’s long-term berth at Pier 15. The saga has now been going on for going on for almost three years, but its final chapter could begin as soon as next week.
A new forecast for the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season is out. What are the odds of Texas getting hit? See the new state-by-state breakdown.
PAWS Chicago’s disaster relief program began in 2005 when the organization took in more than 200 pets in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, according to the shelter. Since then, PAWS has rescued pets from areas impacted by Hurricane Helene last year and rescued 33 dogs from Houston shelters after storms in 2023.
Hurricane Season in full effect, a university study may put some fears at ease. However, experts remind, "it just takes one hurricane making landfall to make it an active season."
Oregon dogs are in Texas searching for human remains after the deadly floods there earlier this month. The organization, CHAIS, is helping with recovery efforts as the state gets back on its feet. They brought their professional human remains detection dogs to search for people alive and for those who have died.
Table 301 Hospitality’s annual event benefits disaster relief efforts. The event began in 2004 in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. This year, sales from brunch and lunch at participating restaurants will go to help those affected by catastrophic floods in Texas.
The dog, named Blue, was found in a Waco park and returned to her Corpus Christi family for the first time since 2017.
Beloved Asheville, Mountain Core Mission and Asheville Independent Restaurant Association are a few of the organizations that were drawn to help Texas after seeing how similar the flooding was to the devastation of Hurricane Helene.