At a Glance Parts of Interstate 69 and State Highway 288 were closed by flooding.High water rescue teams responded to dozens of calls for help.Texas Gov. Greg Abbott issued disaster declarations for 29 counties.Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards declared a state of emergency. Tropical Storm Beta, which made landfall late Monday in coastal Texas, covered streets throughout Houston with water and was causing flooding in parts of Louisiana battered last month by Hurricane Laura. Beta was downgraded to a tropical...

At a Glance Growth of the Bobcat Fire was fueled by dry, windy conditions.The blaze has burned homes and other buildings.Thousands of people are under evacuation orders. Dry, windy conditions over the weekend drove a wildfire burning in Los Angeles County to explode in size, forcing evacuations as the flames ate away at homes, land and a nature center. The blaze, dubbed the , had burned more than 164 square miles as of Monday and is now one of the...

At a Glance Some residents in Galveston County were being advised to evacuate.Nearly 40,000 homes and businesses are still without power in Louisiana.Beta is the second storm since naming switched to the Greek alphabet. Parts of coastal Texas and Southwest Louisiana battered by Hurricane Laura are preparing for possible impacts from the storm named Beta. Galveston County Judge Mark Henry on Saturday issued a for the west end of Galveston Island and the Bolivar Peninsula. The city of Galveston also...