September: The second Texas hurricane that year came ashore in mid-September between Matagorda and Galveston Bay packing winds of 96 to 110 mph.An 8-foot storm surge brought water into many homes ...

Rita arrived on the shores of Texas and Louisiana as a Category 3 hurricane on Sept. 24, 2005. The storm’s intensity peaked at Category 5 as it moved over the Gulf of Mexico.

The outer bands of Hurricane Beryl — the earliest major hurricane on record — are on track to hit Texas Sunday morning. “This is a determined storm that is still strong,” Texas Lt. Gov ...