Tropical Storm Beta makes landfall, brings flooding to Texas

HOUSTON (AP) — Storm surge and rainfall are combining to bring more flooding along the Texas coast after Tropical Storm Beta made landfall. The storm on Tuesday is threatening areas that have already seen their share of damaging weather during a busy hurricane season. Beta made landfall late Monday just north of Port O’Connor, Texas, and it was the ninth named storm that made landfall in the continental U.S. this year. That tied a record set in 1916. Beta is forecast to move inland o