The June 8 IZOD IndyCar Series race at the Texas Motor Speedway (TMS) honored two teachers who risked their lives to save their students during the Oklahoma tornado and the captain of the West Volunteer Fire Department who was a first responder at the fertilizer plant.

A series of twisters touched down in North Texas in mid-May, causing extensive damage to the cities of Cleburne and Granbury. Now, weeks later, as the towns attempt to rebuild, CBS DFW reports that they are experiencing a shortage of resources.

On Sunday, May 19, a series of tornadoes struck parts of Iowa, Oklahoma and Kansas. So far, states CBS News, one confirmed death and 21 injuries have been reported in Oklahoma, which appears to have been hit the hardest.

Parts of North and Central Texas were ravaged by a series of tornados that tore through the Lone Star State on the evening of Wednesday, May 15.

A tornado that tore through Alabama on Christmas Day left Murphy High School in Mobile with significant damage, and since then lawmakers have been trying to pass legislation that would bring financial relief to the school.

Nearly three months after a tornado tore through Mobile, Alabama, on Christmas Day, many local homeowners are still struggling to to clean up their properties and get answers from their insurance companies.

The recent tornado that tore through Mississippi on Sunday, February 10, left the University of Southern Mississippi (USM) with tens of millions of dollars in repairs, reports The Associated Press.

In late December, the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) released the 2010 Homeowners Insurance Report.

Last Monday, on January 7, the Insurance Council of Texas issued a press release detailing how the state had fared over the course of 2012 for insurance losses.