 News this hour from townhall.com. I'm Rich Thomason. Hundreds of thousands of utility customers have been left without power as Hurricane Beryl pummels the Texas Gulf Coast after making landfall this morning about 80 miles southwest of Houston. The Cat 1 storm kicking up fierce winds, flooding rains, and dangerous storm surge. We know we're going to have wind. We know we're going to have rain that could lead to flooding.