Tropical Storm Beryl is heading to Barbados. Could Texas later be in its path?

Plus: Spillway concerns prompt a 'potential failure watch' at the Lake Livingston Dam.

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Tropical Storm Beryl is nearing Barbados. Here's what that means for Texas.

Keep an eye on tropical storms and hurricanes as they approach the Lone Star State with our interactive tracking map. 

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Spillway concerns prompt 'potential failure watch' at Lake Livingston Dam

Officials at Lake Livingston Dam declared a "potential failure watch" over concerns that recent rains in the region impacted the spillway at the dam.

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Meet the man going viral after trying Texas BBQ for the first time in new TikTok

Junior Mukendi is going viral for a TikTok chronicling his experience in Pearland trying Texas barbecue for the first time.

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Children performers from Houston take the stage ahead of UniverSoul Circus show

Members of the Future Stars of Houston, a youth organization that has a circus arts program, performed ahead of a UniverSoul Circus show.

 

 

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7 stories you may have missed this week

Photo by: Brett Coomer, Staff Photographer HISD scraps rule requiring community involvement in principal hiring The district is no longer requiring community stakeholder input for the principal hiring process.

 

Photo by: Jon Shapley, Staff Photographer Follow this timeline for Houston's near 15-year struggle with drainage funding Build Houston Forward was meant as a straightforward, equitable approach to solving infrastructure problems. Fifteen years later, it has yet to reach that goal.

 

Photo by: Jon Shapley, Staff Photographer Texas State Parks Pass cost increasing from $70 to $95 The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department announced that the cost of purchasing a Texas State Park Pass will increase on Sept. 1.

 

Photo by: Jon Shapley, Staff Photographer Another artificial reef is coming to the Sabine Pass area A new 20-acre artificial reef site is being added in the Sabine Pass area less than two miles from the shores of Sea Rim State Park.

 

Photo by: Graphic: Staff / Photo: Mark Mulligan, Staff Photographer Are Houston beaches nice? Depends on your definition of 'nice' The "beach" question more likely refers to Galveston, our neighbor 50 miles southeast, which does, in fact, have beaches.

 

Photo by: Lionstone Investments Luxury River Oaks apartment tower sold to prominent Houston firm The recent sale of a high-end Houston tower shows some investors are betting on their long-term growth despite uncertainty around interest rates.

 

Photo by: Abbie Parr, Associated Press Simone Biles, Jordan Chiles leading WCC gymnasts at Olympic trials The two seasoned gymnasts are helping mentor first-timers Dulcy Caylor, Joscelyn Roberson and Tiana Sumanasekera at the Olympic trials.

 

 

        

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