The El Niño weather pattern could limit how many Atlantic storms form this year. But unusually warm waters temperatures mean the risk of destructive storms is still high.

The average price of regular gas in San Antonio reached $3.73 a gallon Tuesday, $1 more than a year ago, as uncertainty around the Strait of Hormuz pushes crude oil prices higher.

Bertha has the potential to be downgraded before it reaches the Texas coast, according to a forecaster with the National Weather Service.

Forecasters still don’t know whether Tropical Storm Bertha will bring rain to South Central Texas.

With a Super El Niño brewing in the atmosphere, there's concern about what the weather pattern means for the U.S. and the Southwest. Texas is already experiencing another summer of weather extremes: destructive rainfall and flooding followed by dangerous heat, with Tropical Storm Bertha now moving across the northern Gulf of Mexico.

Rising summer temperatures mean more Texans are spending time outdoors and are more likely to encounter venomous snakes in parks, wooded areas, along waterways and even in backyards.

Historic floodwaters inundated Uvalde and neighboring communities last week. Now, residents already familiar with tragedy say they're coping the only way they know how: by helping each other out.

Texas is confronting a widening gap between its long-term water supply and the needs of its growing population and economy. The state is projected to be in a water crisis in coming decades unless new conservation measures are installed and new water sources are created,

Warmer air holds more water. When that air encounters the right weather conditions, bigger storms emerge.

Residents are now taking stock of the damage after a historic storm wreaked havoc across the Hill Country and South Central Texas. Some of the worst-hit areas include Uvalde and Zavala counties.