Weather

Gov. Greg Abbott confirmed that a third person died in widespread South Texas flooding as rising waters along the Nueces River continue to destroy property and isolate communities downstream.

The death toll from flooding that ravaged Texas last week has climbed to three.

A National Weather Service heat advisory remains in effect for the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex as high pressure builds, keeping North Texas hot and largely rain-free with heat index values reaching 107 degrees.

Tropical Storm Bertha entered Texas on Thursday afternoon as rain spread across the Gulf Coast and has since been downgraded to remnants only.

Funeral services were held Thursday for Umeshkumar Thakkar, the North Texas postal worker who died after collapsing on his Little Elm route on a triple-digit hot day. Meanwhile, advocates are pushing for updated policies to protect employees in extreme temperatures.

An earthquake rocked the Texas Panhandle on Thursday morning, and was followed by a smaller quake in West Texas in the afternoon.

Climate change is lengthening mosquito season across much of the U.S., giving disease-carrying mosquitoes more time to spread illnesses. A new analysis reveals which cities are seeing the biggest increases.

Volunteers with the nonprofit organization Wings of Rescue were in Addison on Thursday morning to load 18,000 pounds of pet supplies onto a plane bound for flood victims in the Texas Hill Country.

North Texas gets slight heat relief Thursday with highs under 100 degrees, but extreme heat index values and triple-digit temperatures will return through next week.

The federal government has granted a Texas request to extend the deadline for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program recipients who were impacted by July flooding.