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Help clinics, live chats offer free legal services to Texas hurricane victims
Several of the state's legal aid organizations are offering a variety of free services to help victims of Hurricane Ike deal with legal problems. -
Photos of Hurricane Ike aftermath in Beaumont-Part 2
9/17/2008-The "muffler man" is left balancing on one foot after Hurricane Ike knocked him from his perch at Ken's Muffler on 11th Street. All photos by Marilyn Tennissen -
Ford Park site of emergency preparations for Hurricane Gustav
Hundreds of ambulances and buses were staged at Ford Park, ready to respond to areas hit by Hurricane Gustav. The Jefferson County entertainment complex, Ford Park, was not the place for a concert over Labor Day weekend. -
Gustav misses SE Texas; Area prepared for the worst
Many businesses, like this florist shop on Calder Avenue in Beaumont, took necessary precautions before Hurricane Gustav. As Hurricane Gustav swelled to wind speeds of 145 mph and possible landfall anywhere from the upper Texas coast to east of New Orleans, emergency management officials from local, state and federal agencies were taking no chances. -
Kent connection not Buzbee's first time in the headlines
Tony Buzbee Galveston attorney Tony Buzbee is used to being in headlines for his legal victories, but he recently made the news again for having lunch with a judge right after the judge ruled in his favor. -
Houston man faces prison time for fake hurricane claim to FEMA
While thousands of residents in Port Arthur and across Southeast Texas endured hardship and headaches from Hurricane Rita, one Houston man only pretended to have damage in order to scam money from the federal government. -
Woman sentenced to federal prison for hurricane fraud
Sherri Harris rode out Hurricane Rita in the comfort of the Calcasieu Parish Jail, but that did not stop her from filing a FEMA claim for damage to a home in Dayton. -
Perry urges Texans to prepare for hurricane season
AUSTIN - Gov. Rick Perry, along with the National Weather Service and the Governor's Division of Emergency Management, is urging all Texans to be prepared for the 2007 hurricane season, which officially started June 1.