The Internal Revenue Service Taxpayer Assistance Center in southwest Houston closed unexpectedly Saturday, leaving hundreds of Houstonians in need of last-minute help with their taxes... stranded.

The Internal Revenue Service Taxpayer Assistance Center in southwest Houston closed unexpectedly Saturday, leaving hundreds of Houstonians in need of last-minute help with their taxes... stranded.

The Internal Revenue Service Taxpayer Assistance Center in southwest Houston closed unexpectedly Saturday, leaving hundreds of Houstonians in need of last-minute help with their taxes... stranded.

Monday is Tax Day and today, the Internal Revenue Service Taxpayer Assistance Center in southwest Houston closed unexpectedly, leaving hundreds of Houstonians in need of help with their taxes stranded.

Monday is Tax Day, the federal deadline for individual tax filings and payments.

Millions of Americans wait until the last minute to file their taxes, and this year is no exception.

With child tax credits and stimulus refunds, you may need help figuring out your taxes this year. Mom and pop offices pop up this time of year, and you should know the red flags to look out for.

In recent years, the city Houston has garnered the unofficial title of disaster capital of the United States.

April showers bring May flowers and we could certainly use a little rain around here -- but we may not get it. As we like to say, “Climate is what you expect, and weather is what you get.” So, nothing is set in stone (recall the Tax Day floods? Rainfall averages 3.41 inches but we are at a 50% rainfall deficit both for the month of March and for 2021. With less cloud cover and rain, temperatures will naturally be warmer. The soil moisture I talked about last Monday and the exceptional and extreme drought continues across much of the U.S.

The cover picture above isn’t a throwback to Imelda or Harvey or Beta, nor is it a pic of the Memorial Day floods or Tax Day floods. TxDOT is quick to remind us: Flash floods are the leading cause of weather-related deaths in Texas, and about 60% of flood-related deaths in our state involve motor vehicles. But the National Weather Service can at least look at parameters regarding river flooding and soil moisture to determine what we are up against for major, widespread floods. Put simply, we’re at a pretty equal chance for river flooding either way. You can read the full 2021 Spring Flood Outlook report at the top of the NWS home page.

There’s one day each year that sticks out to American taxpayers everywhere, and this year is April 18: Tax Day. But to another group of people -- the ones who make quarterly payments -- there are three other times a year to pay up.