Disaster recovery

As the program inches through the federal appropriation process, Texas lawmakers have allocated state funds and created a five-county district with taxing power.

While Idalia caused major damage to some municipalities, it had less of an impact than feared since it hit less densely populated areas than Hurricane Ian did last year.

The Florida Insurance Guaranty Association is getting ready to head back to the market next week with a variable-rate bond deal after successfully selling fixed-rate bonds last week to help fund claims from insolvent insurance companies.

A series of atmospheric rivers and cyclone bomb storms in California have resulted in billions in damage. Lawmakers look to bond measures to help prevent future problems.

Wildfires in western states are becoming more severe and costing more to fight.

California's bond ratings are likely to escape unscathed from the atmospheric rivers that caused an estimated $646 million in damage to the state's infrastructure.

AccuWeather says Hurricane Ian may turn out to be one of the costliest storms in the county's history due to its violent storm surge, damaging winds and overpowering flooding rains.

The temporary government funding bill includes money for expected recovery needs from Hurricane Ian's landfall in Florida this week.

The 20th anniversary of the terrorist attacks comes as New York City is trying to emerge from a newer crisis, the COVID-19 pandemic.