For the Texas Gulf Coast, hurricane season is June through November.
Hurricanes can and do cause death.
The first of those elements is storm surge . A Category Three hurricane that strikes the Upper Texas Coast with sustained winds of near 130 mph could produce a storm surge of 13 to 15 feet above sea level at Galveston Island. In Galveston Bay, the storm surge from the same intensity hurricane could be near 25 feet. A Category Five hurricane, with a sustained wind of 175 mph, could cause a storm surge at Galveston Island of near 21 feet above normal. The resulting surge in Galveston Bay could reach 35 feet.