Several Texas beaches along the Gulf Coast are in clean-up mode after being inundated with thousands of dead fish, which had prompted wildlife officials to warn people against visiting over the weekend until the “fish kill” fallout subsides. On June 11, the Brazoria and Quintana County Parks departments used tractors with giant rakes to clear…

The rhythmic lap of aquamarine waves. A small army of bare feet crunching through white sand. The omnipresent fragrance of coconut-scented tanning oil wafting under a scorching sun. There’s no doubt about it. This is definitely beach territory. Truth be told, this scenario could be found on almost any beach on Florida’s Gulf Coast. Only…

Saudi Basic Industries, the world’s fourth-biggest petrochemicals firm, said on Sunday its joint venture project with ExxonMobil in the U.S. Gulf Coast has started commissioning activities and preparing for an initial startup. The project includes the establishment of an ethylene production unit with annual capacity of about 1.8 million tonnes, which will feed two polyethylene…

POINTE-AUX-CHENES, La.—Nicholas weakened to a tropical depression as it crawled from Texas into southern Louisiana on Wednesday, unleashing heavy rain across a landscape where Hurricane Ida destroyed thousands of rooftops now covered with flimsy tarps. Forecasters said Nicholas would slow to a stall over central Louisiana through Thursday, with plenty of water still to dump…

HOUSTON—Heavy rains lashed Texas and Louisiana on Tuesday as Hurricane Nicholas weakened into a tropical storm, bringing the threat of widespread floods and power outages as it swept down the U.S. Gulf Coast. It is the second major storm to threaten the region in recent weeks after Hurricane Ida killed more than two dozen people…

NEW ORLEANS—High winds and heavy rains buffeted coastal Louisiana and Mississippi on Friday as a disorganized and unpredictable tropical weather system churned through the Gulf of Mexico, forcing cancellation of Juneteenth celebrations in Mississippi and Alabama and threatening Father’s Day tourism. The system, moving north toward Louisiana through the Gulf of Mexico carried tropical storm-force…

DALLAS—Snow and ice blanketed large swaths of the United States on Sunday, prompting canceled flights, making driving perilous and reaching into areas as far south as Texas’ Gulf Coast, where snow and sleet were expected overnight. “Typically, we just don’t have quite this much cold air in place that far south,” said Marc Chenard, a…