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• Mayor Adler says Austin ready to shelter hurricane evacuees

  28-08-2017 23:36 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) – Mayor Steve Adler said Austin is prepared to help Hurricane Harvey evacuees in the coming days as more residents seek shelter from the storm’s aftermath, which caused severe flooding in Houston as well as Central Texas.
  As Austin looks to shelter more out-of-town individuals, Adler said he had the opportunity to speak with Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner to discuss how the city can help.
  “First, everybody should know that company is coming,” Adler said. &ld
  
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• Adler talks with Houston mayor, says Austin prepared to shelter more evacuees

  28-08-2017 23:36 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) – As Austin Mayor Steve Adler provided an update on the city’s response to Hurricane Harvey and flooding across Central Texas, he held up a map with several dots, each one representing the families staying at the Wilhelmina Delco Center.
  “I want you to know that everybody in (the city’s) emergency command facility knows that these dots are real people, these are real families,” Adler said. “I’ve been here enough right now that I think I kno
  
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• TxDOT crews work to repair multiple sinkholes after Hurricane Harvey

  28-08-2017 23:26 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Hurricane Harvey wreaked havoc not just on our communities but also on many local roads and highways that felt its wrath.
  In the the midst of rain and wind, Texas Department of Transportation crews scrambled to get several sinkholes repaired around town.
  State Highway 21 just east of North Old Spanish Trail in Uhland saw one of the biggest issues with road erosion.
  Crews work to fix sinkhole that opened on Hwy 21 Sunday afternoon in Hays County. (KXAN Photo)The sinkholes ar
  
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• Trump visits Corpus Christi, Austin in wake of Harvey

  28-08-2017 22:48 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN/AP) — President Donald Trump will make a stop in Austin during his trip to survey the disaster in Texas Tuesday. He is also expected to return to the disaster area in Texas Saturday, but the president’s press secretary did not specify an exact location.
  The president and first lady arrived in Corpus Christi just after 11 a.m., where they were greeted by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and his wife. The president came out wearing a white USA baseball cap, while First Lady Melania
  
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• Trump visiting Austin Tuesday following survey of hurricane damage

  28-08-2017 22:48 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — President Donald Trump will make a stop in Austin during his trip to survey the disaster in Texas Tuesday.
  At 11:25 a.m. Tuesday, the president and first lady will arrive in Corpus Christi, where they will be briefed on relief efforts with local leadership and relief organizations, the White House said, adding the presidential couple will also visit a fire station.
  At 1:30 p.m., they will leave Corpus Christi for Austin, arriving at 2:25 p.m. In Austin, President Trump and
  
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• Trump visiting Austin during Texas disaster trip

  28-08-2017 22:48 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — President Donald Trump will make a stop in Austin during his trip to survey the disaster in Texas Tuesday.
  While the president’s official schedule has yet to be made public, a city source tells KXAN the president will make a brief stop in the Texas capital after flying into Corpus Christi. A check of FAA flight restrictions confirms pilots will be restricted from flying around Austin and Corpus Christi Tuesday due to “VIP movement.”
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• Timeline of Trump’s visit to survey Harvey damage, response

  28-08-2017 22:48 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN/AP) — President Donald Trump will make a stop in Austin during his trip to survey the disaster in Texas Tuesday.
  At 11:25 a.m. Tuesday, the president and first lady will arrive in Corpus Christi, where they will be briefed on relief efforts with local leadership and relief organizations, the White House said, adding the presidential couple will also visit a fire station.
  At 1:30 p.m., they will leave Corpus Christi for Austin, arriving at 2:25 p.m. In Austin, President Trump a
  
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• Houston chief ‘really worried about how many bodies we’re going to find’

  28-08-2017 21:45 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN/AP) — Even as the sun shines in Austin, Tropical Storm Harvey continues to dump rain on Houston, compounding existing flooding and heartache.
  Houston Police Chief and former Austin chief Art Acevedo told the Associated Press Monday that he’s “really worried about how many bodies we’re going to find” from Harvey’s devastating flooding.
  The threat of flooding isn’t over yet for the nation’s fourth largest city. Tropical Storm Harvey is m
  
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• Trump prepares to travel to Texas as state copes with Harvey

  28-08-2017 21:10 via kxan.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Monday prepared to visit Texas to view the federal government’s response to Harvey’s devastating flooding as his administration vowed to help the millions of residents dealing with the catastrophic storm.
  Harvey represented the first major natural disaster of Trump’s presidency and a significant test for a White House that is often chaotic and rife with infighting. Attention on Harvey from officials, the public and the news medi
  
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• Harvey to put damper on region’s economy

  28-08-2017 21:09 via kxan.com
  DALLAS (AP) — Flood damage from Harvey is likely to reach into the tens of billions and the storm is expected to cause the region’s economy to shrink, at least in the near term.
  Harvey is swamping refineries along the Gulf Coast, leading to higher gasoline prices. Gasoline futures were up 4 percent on Monday morning after rising 7 percent in premarket trading.
  The storm could also put a kink in the shipment of consumer goods.
  Harvey, which hit the coast as a Category 4 hurricane, wil
  
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• Harvey slams region’s economy, with damages in the billions

  28-08-2017 21:09 via kxan.com
  DALLAS (AP) — Flood damage from Harvey is likely to reach into the tens of billions and the storm is expected to cause the region’s economy to shrink, at least in the near term.
  Harvey is soaking refineries along the Gulf Coast, leading to higher prices at the pump. Gasoline futures were up nearly 4 percent on Monday afternoon after rising 7 percent in premarket trading.
  The storm could also put a kink in the shipment of consumer goods.
  Harvey, which hit the coast as a Category 4 hur
  
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• Now at Whole Foods: Cheaper milk, ‘farm fresh’ Amazon Echo

  28-08-2017 20:36 via kxan.com
  NEW YORK (AP) — A half-gallon of milk was 50 cents cheaper at a Whole Foods in New York. Ground beef was down by $2 a pound. And an organic avocado cost a buck less.
  Amazon kicked off its first day as the owner of Whole Foods by slashing prices, adding its logo on signs and setting up a stand of “farm fresh” Amazon Echo voice-assistant devices by store entrances. It’s just the first taste of the moves the e-commerce giant will make at the organic grocer after it completed
  
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• George W. Bush reacts to Hurricane Harvey devastation

  28-08-2017 20:30 via kxan.com
  DALLAS, Texas (KXAN) — Former President George W. Bush released a statement Monday in the wake of flooding and other damage from deteriorating Hurricane Harvey.
  Bush wrote that he spoke with Gov. Greg Abbott about the rescue and operations in Houston and the Gulf Coast.
  “Laura and I are moved by the heroic work of the first responders and volunteers who are putting themselves at risk to save others,” Bush wrote. “The devastation breaks our hearts, but we are confident tha
  
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• Gov. Abbott tours damage in Corpus Christi

  28-08-2017 20:07 via kxan.com
  CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (KXAN) — Gov. Greg Abbott toured the damage Hurricane Harvey left in its wake during a trip to Corpus Christi Monday.
  The governor will also provide an update to the challenges ahead at a press conference Monday afternoon.
  Gov. Greg Abbott is briefed on the latest Harvey damage after touring Corpus Christi (KXAN/Wes Rapaport)
  
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• VIDEO: Coast Guard’s dramatic Houston rescue

  28-08-2017 19:28 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Newly released Coast Guard video shows the moments four flooding victims were rescued by a helicopter.
  The video shows the moments the chopper found the victims standing in waist-deep water. The hoist operator swings the rescue basket out of the chopper’s door and lowers it. One by one the victims are hoisted up into the chopper.
   
  
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• The Latest: Harvey increases slightly in strength

  28-08-2017 19:20 via kxan.com
  HOUSTON (AP) — The Latest on Tropical Storm Harvey (all times local):
  5 p.m.
  The National Hurricane Center says Harvey has slightly increased in strength as it went back to warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico.
  It now has sustained winds of 45 mph (72 kph), up 5 mph (8 kph).
  Forecasters expect Harvey to stay over water and at 45 mph (72 kph) for 36 hours and then head back inland east of Houston sometime Wednesday. The forecast has the storm then zipping north and losing its tropical storm st
  
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• The Latest: Evacuee airlift into Dallas-Fort Worth begins

  28-08-2017 19:20 via kxan.com
  HOUSTON (AP) — The Latest on Tropical Storm Harvey (all times local):
  7:20 p.m.
  The first large round of evacuees from Southeast Texas has arrived in Dallas.
  A steady rain met a U.S. Air Force C-130 transport plane as it landed at Dallas Love Field about 6:30 p.m. Monday with about 70 evacuees. Pet dogs barked as evacuees carrying trash bags and backpacks were loaded onto a bus shortly after landing.
  Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins says the plane was the first of a possible eight planeloa
  
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• The Latest: Bush confident communities will recover

  28-08-2017 19:20 via kxan.com
  HOUSTON (AP) — The Latest on Tropical Storm Harvey (all times local):
  2 p.m.
  Former President George W. Bush says he and former first lady Laura Bush are confident that communities hit by Harvey “will recover and thrive.”
  Bush, who lives in Dallas, released a statement Monday that he and his wife are “proud of the people of Texas for showing the resilience and compassion of our state.” He says they’re “moved by the heroic work of the first responders and
  
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• Houston convention center gives refuge to Harvey’s survivors

  28-08-2017 19:20 via kxan.com
  HOUSTON (AP) — Patricia Cain entered the George R. Brown Convention Center barefoot and carrying two oxygen tanks. The first was empty. The second was given to her by the Houston Fire Department after the U.S. Coast Guard rescued her from her flooded home.
  She suffers from congestive heart failure, among other illnesses. Her son, William, and 9-year-old grandson were waiting for her inside. Both were barefoot as well.
  “I live in a lake where there was once dry land,” William Ca
  
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• H-E-B disaster relief convoy rolls into Victoria

  28-08-2017 19:07 via kxan.com
  VICTORIA, Texas (KXAN) — More than 8,000 hot meals will be served by the H-E-B disaster relief units in Victoria today, as the Texas grocery  chain rallies around hurricane and flood victims in the state.
  A convoy of 15 H-E-B trucks arrived in Victoria Sunday, including mobile kitchens, food, H-E-B Pharmacies and Business Services units to help residents in disaster areas. The mobile kitchens are serving meals to first responders and residents while the pharmacy ensures disaster victi
  
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• Entire Texas National Guard activated for disaster relief

  28-08-2017 18:36 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The entire Texas National Guard, roughly 12,000 guardsmen, has been activated by Gov. Greg Abbott to help with recovery efforts in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey and catastrophic flooding impacting millions of Texans.
  “It is imperative that we do everything possible to protect the lives and safety of people across the state of Texas as we continue to face the aftermath of this storm,” said Governor Abbott. “The Texas National Guard is working closely wi
  
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• ACLU sues Trump over transgender military ban

  28-08-2017 18:10 via kxan.com
  BALTIMORE (AP) — The American Civil Liberties Union has filed a lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump’s ban on transgender individuals joining the military.
  The federal lawsuit , Stone v. Trump, was filed in Maryland on Monday by the ACLU of Maryland on behalf of Petty Officer First Class Brock Stone, an 11-year Navy veteran who served in Afghanistan, and several other transgender members of the Navy, Army, Air Force and Marines.
  Trump directed the Pentagon on Friday to implemen
  
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• How you can help Harvey survivors

  28-08-2017 17:34 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Thousands of those in Hurricane Harvey’s wake are dealing with the immediate destruction, but recovery efforts could take months. FEMA is already estimating 450,000 people will apply for disaster assistance. Across the country, many spared from damage may want to help.
  You can donate to the Red Cross by going to its website, calling 1-800-HELP NOW (1-800-435-7669) or texting 90999 to donate $10. The money goes toward recovery efforts.
  If you’d like to help in yo
  
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• School closures and delays for Tuesday

  28-08-2017 17:33 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — School districts in Central Texas are modifying their schedules as flooding continues in the wake of Hurricane Harvey.
  These are school closings and delays for Tuesday, Aug. 29th.
  All schools in Fayette County closed through Wednesday
  Bastrop ISD – 2 Hour Delay
  Lexington ISD – 2 Hour Delay
  La Grange ISD superintendent says all of the schools in the county will be closed through Wednesday. Teachers will have a work day on Wednesday. They expect to resume reg
  
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• All schools in Fayette County closed through Wednesday

  28-08-2017 17:33 via kxan.com
  FAYETTE COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) — As residents along the Colorado River in Fayette County wait to see what kind of damage the high waters will leave behind, all the schools in the area will be closed until mid-week.
  La Grange Independent School District superintendent says all of the schools in the county will be closed through Wednesday. They expect to resume regular operations Thursday morning.
  Teachers will have a work day on Wednesday.
  
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• Expedia CEO Dara Khosrowshahi to lead Uber

  28-08-2017 16:04 via kxan.com
  DETROIT (AP) — Expedia CEO Dara Khosrowshahi has been named Uber’s top executive, taking the difficult job of mending the dysfunctional ride-hailing giant and turning it from money-losing behemoth to a profitable company.
  Uber’s fractured eight-member board voted to hire Khosrowshahi late Sunday, capping three days of meetings and the withdrawal of once-top candidate Jeffery Immelt, former CEO and still chairman of General Electric, two people briefed on the decision said. They
  
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• Two nursing homes evacuated in La Grange

  28-08-2017 15:51 via kxan.com
  LA GRANGE, Texas (KXAN) — Two nursing homes in La Grange evacuated Monday morning as the flooding threat along the Colorado River continued to grow.
  When emergency officials in Fayette County got word overnight that the river is expected to crest at 53.3 feet Monday afternoon, they moved quickly to get the residents out of the nursing homes.
  Around 5:30 a.m., emergency crews started evacuating the Care Inn at La Grange, a nursing home located at North Water Street and Guadalupe Street. Fif
  
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• Divers find remains of two Texans, others from USS McCain collision

  28-08-2017 15:42 via kxan.com
  SINGAPORE (AP) — Divers have recovered the remains of all 10 sailors, including two Texans, who went missing after the USS John S. McCain and an oil tanker collided near Singapore last week, the U.S. Navy said Monday.
  Navy and Marine Corps divers had been searching in flooded compartments of the destroyer for days after the damaged ship docked in Singapore. The cause of the Aug. 21 collision is under investigation.
  The crash ripped a gash in the McCain’s hull, flooding crew berths an
  
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• U.S. Coast Guard rescues Houston residents from the air

  28-08-2017 15:24 via kxan.com
  HOUSTON (KXAN) — The U.S. Coast Guard performed rescues from above to bring people trapped on their roofs in Houston to safety.
  On Sunday the U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Houston pulled people up and into hovering helicopters. They were forced onto the tops of their homes by rising water in the Houston area after Tropical Storm Harvey brought huge amounts of rain to the area.
  “The Coast Guard will continue to provide search and rescue capabilities and assess the damage done by Hurric
  
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• FEMA: 450,000+ Harvey disaster victims and 30,000 in shelters

  28-08-2017 14:32 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN/AP) — The Federal Emergency Management Agency is expecting more than 450,000 people to register as disaster victims and 30,000 people to be in shelters in the wake of Hurricane Harvey. It has already processed more than 15,000 calls.
  The Army Corps of Engineers is working to restore power and provide generators for thousands without power.
  FEMA is also asking for volunteers to help Texas recover from Harvey.
  During a news conference in Washington Monday, William “Br
  
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• Best moments at the VMAs

  28-08-2017 14:08 via kxan.com
  INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — The MTV Video Music Awards are known for creating viral moments meant to shock or amaze. But this year’s show was a much more grown-up affair that was full of important speeches, exciting performances and pop culture events.
  Several award presenters called for equality, including the mother of a woman who was killed while protesting white supremacists in Charlottesville, Virginia, and a descendant of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee. Other artists reached out t
  
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• Country star Chris Young donates $100,000 to disaster relief

  28-08-2017 13:48 via kxan.com
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Country music star Chris Young is donating $100,000 for disaster relief efforts in Texas.
  Nashville-based Monarch Publicity says in a news release that Young lived in Arlington, Texas, before signing with RCA records and has family and close friends in Hurricane Harvey’s path.
  Young says in the statement that communities in Texas “are going to be dealing with so much damage and loss of life for a long time to come.”Texas has been hit hard by Hurric
  
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• Supernatural star helps raise money for Harvey relief

  28-08-2017 12:52 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Supernatural star and Austin resident Jensen Ackles is helping raise money for victims of Hurricane Harvey.
  On Sunday afternoon, Ackles used his influence to get the word out about the fundraiser that he got up and running through a partnership with Random Acts. Ackles, who is opening a brewery in Dripping Springs, announced the fundraiser through his social media accounts.
  Within a few hours, they were able to raise $50,000 and Ackles said he, along with his business, Fami
  
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• PHOTOS: Thousands rescued from floodwaters in Houston

  28-08-2017 12:02 via kxan.com
  HOUSTON (AP) — Hundreds of people fleeing devastating flooding have arrived by boat, by bus, and by foot to Houston’s showcase George R. Brown Convention Center. Thousands of people have been rescued this weekend from rising floodwaters from Harvey. PHOTOS: Thousands rescued from floodwaters in Houston An abandoned vehicle sits in flood waters on the I-10 highway in Houston, Texas, Sunday, Aug. 27, 2017. (AP Photo/LM Otero)A truck pushes through floodwaters from Tropical Storm Harvey
  
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• Colorado River now expected to crest at 54.5 feet in La Grange

  28-08-2017 11:25 via kxan.com
  LA GRANGE, Texas (KXAN) — Fayette County officials are expanding the mandatory evacuation zone now that the Colorado River is expected to crest at 54.5 feet in La Grange — even higher than what was forecast early Sunday morning. According to the National Weather Service, data shows the river is expected to crest at 1 p.m. Monday. The forecast jumped several feet Monday morning. The record is 56.7 feet.
  On Sunday morning, Fayette County issued a mandatory evacuation for everyone in th
  
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• Colorado River now expected to crest at 53.3 feet in La Grange

  28-08-2017 11:25 via kxan.com
  LA GRANGE, Texas (KXAN) — The Colorado River is now expected to crest at 53.3 feet in La Grange—even higher than what was forecast early Sunday morning. According to the National Weather Service, data shows the river is expected to crest at 1 p.m. Monday. The forecast jumped 2 feet from 51.3 feet to 53.3 feet in a few hours. The record is 56.7 feet.
  On Sunday morning, Fayette County issued a mandatory evacuation for everyone in the area from Water Street to the Colorado River in La G
  
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• Colorado River crests at highest level since 1913 in La Grange

  28-08-2017 11:25 via kxan.com
  LA GRANGE, Texas (KXAN) — The Colorado River crested Monday afternoon in La Grange at a level not seen in more than 100 years. At 2 p.m. the river reached a stage of 54.2 feet.  Fayette County officials expanded the mandatory evacuation zone.
  The river crested at the 5th highest level on record at Smithville, reaching 31.9 feet. Homes and businesses were also flooded there.
  On Sunday morning, Fayette County issued a mandatory evacuation for everyone in the area from Water Street to th
  
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• Water released from Houston reservoirs to protect downtown

  28-08-2017 10:35 via kxan.com
  HOUSTON (AP) — Officials released more water Monday from Houston-area reservoirs overwhelmed by Harvey in a move aimed at protecting the city’s downtown from devastating floods, but the release risked flooding thousands more homes, and the nation’s fourth-largest city expected to get still more rain.
  Meanwhile, water rescues continued, with authorities plucking 2,000 people from flooding in the city. At least 185 critical rescue requests were pending on Monday morning. The goal
  
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• Officials act to protect downtown Houston from Harvey floods

  28-08-2017 10:35 via kxan.com
  HOUSTON (AP) — Officials released more water from Houston-area reservoirs overwhelmed by Harvey early Monday in a move aimed at protecting the city’s downtown from devastating floods but that could still endanger thousands of homes, even as the nation’s fourth-largest city anticipated more rain.
  Harvey, which made landfall late Friday as a Category 4 hurricane and has lingered just off the coast dropping heavy rain as a tropical storm, sent devastating floods pouring into Houst
  
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• Battered by Harvey, Houston braces for even more flooding

  28-08-2017 10:35 via kxan.com
  HOUSTON (AP) — As the nation’s fourth-largest city braced for more rain and rescues Monday, officials started releasing even more water from reservoirs overwhelmed by Harvey even though the move aimed at protecting downtown Houston could make already devastating flooding worse around thousands of homes.
  The strategic engineering move that officials said was planned for 2 a.m. CDT came about 90 minutes early in one instance and a day early in another. Harvey, which made landfall late
  
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• VIDEO: Dramatic rescue of Houston driver caught on camera

  28-08-2017 09:35 via kxan.com
  HOUSTON (KXAN) — Houston traffic cameras captured the dramatic rescue of a driver stranded in a flooded car Sunday night, KPRC said. 
  In the surveillance video you can see the driver of a white SUV stuck on the Interstate 10 freeway.
  Harris County firefighters say the driver had crawled to the back of the truck and out the back window to escape the floodwaters. In the video the firefighters come to the driver’s rescue.
  Steering a boat up the the SUV, they pulled him into the raf
  
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• Heavy fire in north Austin apartment complex

  28-08-2017 09:16 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Austin Fire Department is responding to a two-alarm fire at a north Austin apartment complex.
  The department says the fire, located at the Chardonnay at Wells Branch Apartments at 1801 W. Wells Branch Pkwy, next to Thermal Drive, is in the attic of the building.
  Information on possible injuries or how many people have been affected were not immediately available.
  KXAN has a crew on the way to the scene. We’ll update this story as we get additional information.&nbs
  
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• Houston evokes painful memories of Katrina

  28-08-2017 08:52 via kxan.com
  HOUSTON (AP) — As people waded in chest-high floodwaters, Houston turned its main convention center into a shelter Sunday, evoking memories of Hurricane Katrina, when breached levees in New Orleans stranded tens of thousands of people in squalid conditions at that city’s football stadium and convention center.
  Elected officials have vowed to heed the lessons from Katrina in 2005, when about 30,000 evacuees spent days packed inside the sweltering Superdome with limited power and water
  
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• Troubled Bastrop County bridge swept away by floodwaters

  28-08-2017 08:36 via kxan.com
  BASTROP COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) — The Indian River neighborhood, just outside of Smithville, saw significant damage to one of its bridges they’ve been pushing to fix. KXAN hit the road after we received the tip from viewer Doug Wilson, who lives there.
  “I had been watching the level of the lake off of the boards on my boat dock. I noticed it went down a significant amount in a shorter period of time. We figured something had happened in the area,” Wilson said.
  He figured it
  
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• Unfinished Smithville detention pond helped keep floodwaters down

  28-08-2017 08:10 via kxan.com
  BASTROP COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) — A 85-year-old named James Welch lives in Smithville on Seventh Street where more than 20 homes have been damaged because of flooding this weekend. His home is surrounded by water you have to wade to get through.
  Welch has lived in the area for 22 years and said that during the past five years it has flooded five times there.
  Despite his experience with flooding, Welch didn’t expect the waters to make it as far into his house as they did — covering
  
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• Sinkhole shuts down SH 21 near Uhland

  28-08-2017 05:50 via kxan.com
  UHLAND, Texas (KXAN) — State Highway 21 near Uhland is closed to traffic travelling in both directions due to a sinkhole opening up beneath the highway. Authorities closed down the highway Sunday afternoon.
  The sinkhole became visible on the shoulder of the highway, crews working the scene say there is a gaping hole under the road stretching all the way to the center line. Texas Department of Transportation crews could be seen actively repairing the hole Sunday afternoon as rain poured dow
  
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• Price gougers beware: ‘We’re going to find you’

  28-08-2017 05:42 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) – One of the first pieces of video claiming to have discovered potential price gouging in connection to Hurricane Harvey shows a man selling cases of bottled water for $20 a case.
  “Hey, I’m going to show you why nobody has any water,” Facebook user Marcus Griffin yelled in the video.” Griffin’s video shows a man standing in the parking lot of a shopping center with dozens of cases of bottled water in the bed of his truck.
  “Time of crisis, t
  
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• At least 8 arrested in Bastrop County for going around barricades

  28-08-2017 03:55 via kxan.com
  BASTROP COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) — The sheriff’s office in Bastrop County put out a stern warning Sunday evening for those considering driving through a low water crossing.
  At least eight people have been arrested for going around barricades blocking crossings in the county. The department says going around the barricades doesn’t just risk your life, it risks the lives of many others, including first responders and rescuers.
  “It’s not worth it,” the sheriff’
  
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