Complex sentence: Intensification stalled as it moved westwards across the Gulf of Mexico, but resumed as the hurricane approached the Texas coast, becoming a major hurricane on July 21 and subsequently reaching its peak intensity with winds of, prior to making landfall near Velasco, Texas.
Split into simpler sentences: Intensification stalled as it moved westwards across the Gulf of Mexico, but resumed as the hurricane approached the Texas coast. The storm intensified to a major hurricane on July 21 and subsequently reached its peak intensity with winds of prior to making landfall near Velasco, Texas.