 battle and political turmoil in France. Hurricane Beryl has been downgraded to a tropical depression, but not before devastating parts of Texas with widespread flooding and almost three million power outages. The storms blame for at least eight deaths, seven in Texas and one in Louisiana. Joe Gibbons watched as a 60-year-old tree fell to the ground in front of him in Houston. Heard a sound cracking and then a loud boom. This was a category one