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• VIDEO: 70 lit fireworks thrown into pizza parlor

  31-08-2017 23:36 via kxan.com
  LIVERPOOL, England (NBC News) — British police have been investigating closed-circuit video that shows a hooded man running into a Liverpool pizza parlor and leaving a box of 70 lit fireworks on the floor before running away and closing the door.
  The security camera footage shows an employee and a customer running for cover in the kitchen moments before the fireworks explode in a blinding cascade that could easily have caused serious injury.
  The incident happened at Hello Pizza on Monday e
  
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• Houston family sends warning after son is electrocuted in floodwater

  31-08-2017 23:33 via kxan.com
  HOUSTON (KPRC) — A Texas family is warning others and mourning the loss of their son after he was electrocuted on Tuesday while walking in floodwater.
  Andrew Pasek, 25, went to his sister’s flooded Houston neighborhood to feed her cat and check on the house, according to his family.
  “It was just a terrible mistake — accident that shouldn’t have happened,” said Pasek’s sister, Alyssa. “They were going to wade in the water, they were only in about kn
  
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• VIDEO: Fleet of helicopters rescuing Harvey survivors in Port Arthur

  31-08-2017 22:09 via kxan.com
  PORT ARTHUR, Texas (NBC News/KXAN) — Rescue efforts are still in full swing in hard hit Port Arthur, Texas, which is just south of Beaumont.
  A fleet of helicopters can be seen flying over areas of the city that are completely under water after Tropical Storm Harvey came through.
  TIME-LAPSE VIDEO: Houston garage fills with water
  As of Thursday, flood waters are receding but emergency responders are continuing rescue efforts. The city’s water and sewer is still 100 percent functional.
  
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• Court rules couple must surgically ‘debark’ their dogs

  31-08-2017 21:58 via kxan.com
  PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — An Oregon court has ruled a couple must have their dogs surgically “debarked” after causing their neighbors several years of disruption.
  The Oregonian/OregonLive reports the Oregon Court of Appeals determined Wednesday that the devocalization operations were necessary since the dogs’ owners had not done enough to quiet their pets.
  Neighbors Debra and Dale Krein say they decided to file the lawsuit as a last resort after enduring more than a decade of
  
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• Gov. Abbott announces Day of Prayer for Harvey victims

  31-08-2017 20:23 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott urges everyone to keep those affected by Harvey in their thoughts, and highlighted Sun. Sept. 3 as a Day of Prayer in the state.
  The governor issued a proclamation Thursday while visiting First Baptist Church in Rockport, Texas, with Vice President Mike Pence and Reverand Franklin Graham. It asks people to pray for the safety of first responders, public safety officers and military personnel, as well as for healing for individuals, rebuilding of commu
  
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• Austin Transportation Department heads to Victoria to help with Harvey recovery

  31-08-2017 19:52 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN)– Hurricane Harvey may be out of Texas but it has left behind massive devastation. Victoria, Texas is one of the cities dealing with the impacts and moving forward with the help of the City of Austin Transportation Department.
  A convoy with 18 staff members, nine vehicles, 200 stop signs, sign posts, sand bags and one trailer are en route to Victoria with dispatching supplies, signal and sign technicians to help Victoria recover from Hurricane Harvey. While in Victor
  
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• Austin Pride announces new dates for parade, festival

  31-08-2017 19:51 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin PRIDE announced new dates for its festivities cancelled after Harvey moved in, proving the storm couldn’t rain on its parade forever.
  Organizers met with the City of Austin Thursday and confirmed new dates for the celebrations, which will take place over two weekends. The parade will be held Saturday, Sept. 30, while the festival will take place Saturday, Oct. 21. A portion of the proceeds will be donated to help the Hurricane Harvey relief effort.
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• Amber Alert issued for Del Rio child

  31-08-2017 19:18 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Authorities in Del Rio have issued an Amber Alert for a toddler who was taken Thursday.
  The Del Rio Police Department says they’re looking for 22-month-old Aiden Colton Jones. The boy is 24 inches tall, 25 pounds and has brown hair and hazel eyes.
  He was taken by Daniel Eugene Jones, 48, according to officials. The suspect is driving a gray, 1998 Chevrolet Silverado with a Texas temporary license plate number. He was last heard from in the Del Rio area. Authorities be
  
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• Amber Alert canceled for Del Rio child

  31-08-2017 19:18 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Update: The child has been found as of 3:20 p.m.
  Authorities in Del Rio have issued an Amber Alert for a toddler who was taken Thursday.
  The Del Rio Police Department says they’re looking for 22-month-old Aiden Colton Jones. The boy is 24 inches tall, 25 pounds and has brown hair and hazel eyes.
  He was taken by Daniel Eugene Jones, 48, according to officials. The suspect is driving a gray, 1998 Chevrolet Silverado with a Texas temporary license plate number. He was la
  
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• Energy chief taps emergency oil reserve in wake of Harvey

  31-08-2017 19:14 via kxan.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Energy Secretary Rick Perry says he’s releasing 500,000 barrels of crude oil from an emergency stockpile in a bid to prevent gasoline prices from spiking in the wake of disruptions caused by Harvey.
  Perry says he’s authorized immediate shipments of crude to the Phillips 66 refinery in Lake Charles, Louisiana. He says the Energy Department will review other requests for oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, an emergency stockpile that guards against supply
  
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• KBVO 2017 high school football programming line-up

  31-08-2017 18:55 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — KXAN-TV announced Thursday the high school football programming schedule for the 2017 regular season, airing Thursdays on its sister station KBVO-TV. The planned programming line-up reflects the stations’ ongoing commitment to delivering unprecedented game-day experiences and coverage of the best local gridiron matchups directly to the homes of local viewers and football fans throughout Central Texas. KXAN Sports Director, Roger Wallace will provide play-by-play and a
  
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• US shutters Russia’s San Francisco consulate in retaliation

  31-08-2017 18:44 via kxan.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — In an escalating tit-for-tat, the United States forced Russia on Thursday to shutter its consulate in San Francisco and scale back its diplomatic presence in Washington and New York, as relations between the two former Cold War foes continued to unravel.
  The Trump administration said the move constituted its response to the Kremlin’s “unwarranted and detrimental” decision to force the U.S. to cut its diplomatic staff in Russia. Under the order, Russia mu
  
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• In tit for tat, US tells Russia to close post in San Fran

  31-08-2017 18:44 via kxan.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — In an escalating tit-for-tat, the United States forced Russia on Thursday to shutter its consulate in San Francisco and scale back its diplomatic presence in Washington and New York, as relations between the two former Cold War foes continued to unravel.
  The Trump administration said the move constituted its response to the Kremlin’s “unwarranted and detrimental” decision to force the U.S. to cut its diplomatic staff in Russia. The U.S. gave Russia a mer
  
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• Escalating tit for tat, US orders Russian consulate closed

  31-08-2017 18:44 via kxan.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Escalating a diplomatic tit-for-tat, the United States abruptly ordered Russia on Thursday to shutter its San Francisco consulate and close offices in Washington and New York, intensifying tensions between the former Cold War foes. Washington gave Moscow 48 hours to comply.
  The Trump administration described its action as retaliation for the Kremlin’s “unwarranted and detrimental” demand earlier this month that the U.S. cut its diplomatic staff in Russia
  
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• Austin decides to lease property on southeast side of town for evacuees

  31-08-2017 18:07 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Citing the uncertainty of how many evacuees the city of Austin is expecting, the city has decided to not use the Austin Convention Center as a mega shelter location.
  Prior to Thursday’s regular Austin City Council meeting, the council members convened for an emergency meeting to discuss the city’s response to Harvey. City staff members presented a new location in southeast Austin as a possible mega shelter site. The location at 7000 Metropolis Drive would be lea
  
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• Jeff Davis Avenue sign in Austin vandalized

  31-08-2017 17:31 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A street sign named after the president of the Confederacy now sports a red, spray-painted line through its name.
  A KXAN viewer spotted the vandalized Jeff Davis Avenue sign at Koenig Lane in central Austin Thursday. The sign is within Austin City Councilmember Leslie Pool’s district, and she says she intends to file a name change request.
  More than two weeks ago Robert E Lee Road signs at four intersections in south Austin were vandalized, also with red paint. R
  
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• H-E-B working to reopen stores in Houston-area

  31-08-2017 17:31 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — As floodwaters slowly recede in Houston, H-E-B is getting ready to send its team members back in to get stores ready for customers who are just looking for bread and milk.
  Over the past several days, the San Antonio-based grocery store chain has deployed its emergency response team and mobile kitchen to Rockport and Houston. The mobile kitchen provides hot meals throughout the day for evacuees and first responders. The mobile kitchen in Houston is currently staged at the NR
  
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• Pence traveling to Texas Thursday to survey Harvey’s wreckage

  31-08-2017 16:48 via kxan.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Mike Pence is getting a chance to survey Harvey’s wreckage.
  Pence is traveling to the tiny coastal town of Rockport, Texas, on Thursday to see the devastation caused by the hurricane-turned-tropical depression that set a rainfall record and severely flooded the Houston area. Harvey’s five straight days of rain totaled close to 52 inches, the heaviest tropical downpour ever recorded in the continental U.S.
  Residents of Rockport were among the fir
  
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• Harvey death toll surpasses 30; more fatalities expected

  31-08-2017 15:02 via kxan.com
  HOUSTON (AP) — Now that the sun is finally shining and the murky, brown floodwaters are slowly receding in much of the Houston area, grim reality is setting in.
  Harvey is about to release its dead.
  In Texas, the official death toll surpassed 30 on Wednesday and was expected to climb as authorities investigated several other deaths to determine whether they were storm-related. Officials fear that the number of fatalities will climb sharply in coming days as neighbors, emergency workers and
  
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• Beaumont without water due to Harvey flooding

  31-08-2017 13:52 via kxan.com
  BEAUMONT, Texas (KXAN) — The City of Beaumont, already battered by Harvey, has now lost water service.
  City officials say it has lost service from its main pump which pulls water from the Neches River, as well as its secondary water source at the Loeb wells in Hardin County. The Neches River is rising and causing issues there.
  The city says it will have to wait for the flood waters to recede so it can determine what was damaged and try to restore water service. It has no idea how long it w
  
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• Lessons learned from 2005 convention center shelter

  31-08-2017 12:58 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Soon buses could head to Austin’s current emergency shelters, pick up evacuees and bring them to the Austin Convention Center in an effort to consolidate the shelters into one mega-shelter. In all, the shelter could hold 2,500 people  if activated.
  The Red Cross says officials haven’t decided yet whether to open the mega-shelter. It depends on how many evacuees come to Austin. For now, the current Austin shelters will remain open and the Austin Convention C
  
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• Anderson HS wins 16th annual Taco Shack Bowl spirit competition

  31-08-2017 12:48 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — It’s a competition between two Austin high schools that’s nacho average rivalry. Let’s taco ’bout the 16th annual Taco Shack Bowl.
  Anderson High School won the spirit competition. On Wednesday it and McCallum High School took over the Taco Shacks at 4002 N. Lamar Boulevard and 3901-C Spicewood Springs Road. They decorated them ahead of their big game Thursday.
  Before they determine who wins on the field, they’ll find out who has the most s
  
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• More chemical releases expected at flooded Texas chemical plant

  31-08-2017 12:17 via kxan.com
  DALLAS (KXAN/AP/NBC News) — Officials expect more chemical releases at a flooded chemical plant in a small town outside Houston and are prepared for when they happen. Earlier Thursday pops could be heard as containers ruptured in the morning in one of the company’s 18-wheeler box van trucks. It caused a small fire that damaged the trailer.
  The Arkema Inc. plant in Crosby, Texas, about 25 miles northeast of Houston, lost power and its backup generators amid Harvey’s dayslong del
  
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• Chemical “release” at flooded Texas chemical plant was non-toxic

  31-08-2017 12:17 via kxan.com
  DALLAS (AP/NBC News) — “Some kind of release” and smoke have been reported at a flooded chemical plant in a small town outside of Houston, according to the Harris County Sheriff’s Office. It says one deputy was taken to the hospital after inhaling fumes and nine others drove themselves to get medical help as a precaution. The smoke they inhaled is believed to be non-toxic irritant, company officials said.
  “They were different organic peroxides of different grades th
  
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• City council takes up “Downtown Puzzle” funding, homeless work opportunities

  31-08-2017 10:48 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Here’s a quick rundown of the items topping Thursday’s Austin City Council agenda:
  Reallocating hotel occupancy taxesWhen it comes to the hotel occupancy tax that right now goes toward the Austin Convention Center, Visit Austin and the cultural arts programs this resolution states, “state law allows Austin to spend considerably more than it has been spending on several categories of potential activities, including but not limited to historic preservation,
  
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• Austin City Council preview: August 31

  31-08-2017 10:48 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Here’s a quick rundown of the items topping Thursday’s Austin City Council agenda:
  Reallocating hotel occupancy taxesThis resolution states, “state law allows Austin to spend considerably more than it has been spending on several categories of potential activities, including but not limited to historic preservation, tourism and promotion, and transportation that supports tourists and travel between hotel areas and tourist destination areas” when it c
  
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• Round Rock student walking home told to get in truck by unknown suspect

  31-08-2017 06:13 via kxan.com
  ROUND ROCK, Texas (KXAN) — A student at Walsh Middle School in Round Rock reported being approached by an unknown man Wednesday while he was walking home.
  The man then told the student to get into a gray truck, according to an email sent to parents by Round Rock ISD. The school says the incident happened near the Great Oaks Drive and Sam Bass Road area.
  The student was able to avoid the man and alerted an adult to what happened, who then called the Round Rock Police Department.
  The departm
  
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• Highest court in Texas tackles Harvey delays by extending deadlines

  31-08-2017 05:57 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Hurricane Harvey even slowed down the justice system in counties along the coast.
  The state’s highest courts have the authority to suspend civil and criminal cases during disasters, and this week they did just that.
  KXAN’s Josh Hinkle sat down with the man leading that major decision, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Texas Nathan Hecht.
  “Courthouses have been destroyed, are underwater, have no power,” Justice Hecht said. “Judges are evacua
  
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• Smithville neighbors begin recovering homes, normalcy after Harvey flooding

  31-08-2017 05:44 via kxan.com
  SMITHVILLE, Texas (KXAN) — Days after rain and wind from Harvey pounded down on Smithville in Bastrop County, residents there are beginning the tiring and expensive process of restoring their damaged homes and possessions.
  In Bastrop County, Smithville was one of the places hit hardest by flooding, as city manager Robert Tamble explained that in particular Northeast Seventh street saw major damage. He said that in total they expect that between 30 and 40 homes in the city were flooded, tho
  
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• Austin ISD welcoming Harvey’s youngest survivors to its schools

  31-08-2017 04:46 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — School districts in the Austin area are welcoming young Hurricane Harvey evacuees and working to enroll them in classes.
  Austin ISD Superintendent Paul Cruz and Mayor Steve Adler announced that students living in shelters can enroll there, but those who are staying in Austin can also go to a local school to enroll.
  “We have a message today for all the kids and parents that are either in our community or are headed this way,” Adler said. “I want you to know
  
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• Austin ISD, mayor to announce plan to enroll Harvey’s youngest survivors

  31-08-2017 04:46 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Thursday morning, the Austin Independent School District will outline its plans to welcome young Hurricane Harvey evacuees into its schools.
  Austin ISD Superintendent Paul Cruz and Mayor Steve Adler will make the announcement at 9 a.m. The school district says they want to provide stability for the children who now live in Austin shelters. This comes as the Austin Convention Center is set to become a hub for help.
  The Red Cross says around 2,500 evacuees are expected t
  
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• Tips for salvaging treasured items from a flooded home

  31-08-2017 04:08 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Federal Emergency Management Agency is giving out tips for salvaging prized keepsakes in your home following a flood.
  First and foremost: air dry — best done indoors.
  Open windows and turn on dehumidifiers and the air conditioner. Avoid prolonged exposure to hair dryers, irons, even sunlight.
  For photos, take them out of albums and frames. Before air-drying, use soft brushes and cloths with clean water.
  Don’t let the image of the photo touch other surfa
  
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• Federal judge temporarily blocks Texas sanctuary cities law

  31-08-2017 03:16 via kxan.com
  SAN ANTONIO (KXAN) — A federal district judge in San Antonio has put a preliminary stop to Senate Bill 4, known as the sanctuary cities law.
  Austin Mayor Steve Adler welcomed the decision, saying the ruling is good for Austin because SB4 would make the city less safe. “This week’s crisis with Hurricane Harvey is just the most recent example why people need to feel safe approaching our local police and support groups, no matter what.”
  He continued, “If people in Aust
  
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• Austin Pets Alive! taking in hundreds of animals impacted by Harvey

  31-08-2017 02:39 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin Pets Alive! is expanding into temporary spaces to help handle the recent influx of animals.
  On Facebook APA said,We are expecting several hundred more displaced pets today and this week as we continue our rescue effort for #APAHarvey. We’ve set up a temporary location at 7711 Burnet Rd. Suite 7723, Austin, TX 78757 for animals.“Most of the animals we have in, were previously in a shelter, so they were already in need of homes,” said Lindsey Pic
  
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• Mueller finally getting its own Kerbey Lane Cafe

  31-08-2017 02:34 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A little more than a year from now, Mueller residents will be able to enjoy Kerbey Lane Cafe queso without having to drive out of the neighborhood.
  The cafe says the announcement of its location to open on Aldrich Street in the fall of 2018 comes five years after 100 Mueller residents staged an “eat-in” at the original location, calling for a Mueller outpost.
  Famous for its pancakes, queso and late night dining, the Mueller location will be the Austin chain&rsqu
  
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• Cleanup begins in houses along path of worst La Grange flood in a century

  31-08-2017 02:29 via kxan.com
  LA GRANGE, Texas (KXAN) — Dozens of people in La Grange began the process Wednesday of cleaning up their houses and businesses near the Colorado River after Hurricane Harvey brought the worst flood the town has seen in more than 100 years.
  Neighborhoods close to the river were almost completely underwater as the river rose to more than 54 feet, more than twice its flood stage in the Fayette County town.
  County Judge Ed Janecka estimated the damage to houses alone in the area to be at least
  
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• VIDEO: Truck slams into Florida deputies, woman

  31-08-2017 01:34 via kxan.com
  PASCO COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) – Tuesday evening, in a driving rain storm, two cars collided at State Road 52 and Hays Road in Pasco County, Fla.
  The accident appeared relatively minor when Pasco County Sheriff’s Deputies Andrey Damian and Peter Knorr arrived on the scene wearing their body cameras.
  Video from those cameras shows Deputy Knorr and Deputy Damian walk over to the crash and find a woman who appears to be trapped in one of the cars, her legs pinned under th
  
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• Construction crews unearth dinosaur skeleton in Colorado

  31-08-2017 01:18 via kxan.com
  THORNTON, Colo. (KUSA/NBC News) — Constructions crews in Thornton, Colorado have unearthed an amazing discovery: a 66-million-year-old dinosaur skeleton.
  Construction crews were working on Thornton’s new Public Safety Facility when they found a triceratops skeleton and skull.
  Paleontologists from the Denver Museum of Nature and Science showed up on Monday to check it out – and learned this discovery was a pretty big deal.
  In fact, Joe Sertich, the Denver Museum of Nature and Sc
  
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• 2,000 kayaks shipped to Texas to help recovery effort

  31-08-2017 01:01 via kxan.com
  MUSKEGON, Mich. (WOOD) — A Muskegon company is shipping about 2,000 kayaks to Texas and Louisiana to be used in the hurricane rescue and relief efforts.
  KL Outdoor is the largest kayak manufacturer in the world and distributes to stores across the nation.
  Last week, Walmart’s disaster response team called the company up as Harvey was swirling toward the States.
  “They said, ‘Look, we’re interested in shipping a couple thousand boats down into Louisiana and Texas. Can
  
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• ‘Get up and get busy,’ Rockport family hopeful after Harvey

  31-08-2017 00:38 via kxan.com
  ROCKPORT, Texas (Nexstar) — “We are not moving back in right now,” Linda Hamilton said tongue-in-cheek, as she assessed the damage her home sustained in Hurricane Harvey.
  Bronson and Linda Hamilton’s home in Rockport was destroyed as the category 4 hurricane took hold of the Coastal Bend.
  “I think you have to go through something like this for you to realize that it really is ‘things,'” Linda said. “Losing things is bad but this brings out the best
  
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• Dozens donate to Hurricane Harvey survivors, flood victim donates back

  31-08-2017 00:32 via kxan.com
  ROUND ROCK, Texas (KXAN) — It only took a phone call to bring tears to Sarah Sellers’ eyes Monday when she got a call from her parents who live in Humble, Texas — about 30 miles northeast of Houston — saying her childhood home had flooded.
  “It’s 18 years of my life, I lived there and grew up there and it’s gone and it won’t be the same,” said Sellers.
  She isn’t sitting back. Instead she’s collecting cleaning supplies to hand out i
  
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• Austin Disaster Relief collecting donations for Harvey flood victims

  31-08-2017 00:32 via kxan.com
  ROUND ROCK, Texas (KXAN) — It only took a phone call to bring tears to Sarah Sellers’ eyes Monday when she got a call from her parents who live in Humble, Texas — about 30 miles northeast of Houston — saying her childhood home had flooded.
  “It’s 18 years of my life, I lived there and grew up there and it’s gone and it won’t be the same,” said Sellers.
  She isn’t sitting back. Instead she’s collecting cleaning supplies to hand out i
  
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• Want to help evacuees in Austin? Make a welcome kit

  31-08-2017 00:23 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — In an effort to make evacuees comfortable as possible when they arrive in Austin, Mayor Steve Adler is asking people to help make welcome kits for the new guests.
  Adler put out the call Wednesday for 6,000 supply kits that contain a variety of things people can use while at the shelter. If you have any pet crates in your garage, you can also donate them to the Austin Animal Center for the displaced pets.
  The city says they’ll need 500 large crates as well as used shee
  
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• State: Despite refinery closures, gasoline supply plentiful

  31-08-2017 00:17 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Gasoline prices in Texas could rise up by 35 cents a gallon due to the effects of Harvey. But the head of the agency that regulates the oil and gas industry in the state says there is an adequate supply of gasoline to meet the demand.
  Texas Railroad Commission Chair Christi Craddick acknowledged that there may be logistical issues in some areas, getting the gasoline from fuel terminals to service stations due to transportation challenges resulting from Harvey.
  “We hav
  
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• Short-term gas shortage leads to long lines statewide

  31-08-2017 00:17 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Gasoline prices in Texas could rise by 35 cents a gallon due to the effects of Hurricane Harvey. But the head of the agency that regulates the oil and gas industry in the state says there is an adequate supply of gasoline to meet the demand.
  On Thursday, Texas Railroad Commissioner Ryan Sitton said people “have no need to fear shortages.”
  Sitton says the current issues with gas stations running out of fuel is because people are rushing to gas stations to bu
  
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• Gas stations running out of fuel as state says supply is ‘plentiful’

  31-08-2017 00:17 via kxan.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Gasoline prices in Texas could rise up by 35 cents a gallon due to the effects of Harvey. But the head of the agency that regulates the oil and gas industry in the state says there is an adequate supply of gasoline to meet the demand.
  Texas Railroad Commission Chair Christi Craddick acknowledged that there may be logistical issues in some areas, getting the gasoline from fuel terminals to service stations due to transportation challenges resulting from Harvey.
  “We hav
  
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