The top local stories this evening from the KERA Newsroom: The first damage estimate came Tuesday, and it's a big one. The Insurance Council of Texas says insured losses will top $1.2 billion and could go even higher.
As folks in the hardest-hit areas scramble to line up replacement housing, insurance adjusters are becoming central figures in their lives. KERA reports on how that process works - and what policy holders can do before the next storm.
Ethan Couch, the missing North Texas teen who made "affluenza" a household term was found yesterday in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. With dyed hair, a grown-out beard and his mother.
Couch disappeared a few weeks ago, two years into the decade of probation he got for driving drunk and killing four people. The 18-year-old will return to Fort Worth, but probably won't get more than 4 months behind bars.
While a lot of folks won’t think about income taxes for several months, some lower-income families are counting the days until they can file. That’s because many will qualify for tax credits that may mean big refunds.
KERA explores how they can maximize that money, and avoid costly loans marketed as “early refunds.”
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