Upbeat Trump pitches in at shelter for Harvey victims
President Donald Trump cupped a boy's face in his hands and then gave him a high-five. He snapped on latex gloves to hand out boxed lunches of hot dogs and potato chips.
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The Latest: Trump congratulates Texas governor
A line of recreational vehicles sit submerged by floodwaters of Tropical Storm Harvey on Friday, Sept. 1, 2017, near Vidor, Texas.
Witcover: Trump’s response to Harvey fraught with political tension
Hurricane Harvey may have wreaked havoc among thousands of Texans, but it has thrown a political lifeline to Donald Trump, handing him a much-needed opportunity to demonstrate he can play president in a time of national emergency. The last Republican in the Oval Office, George W. Bush, initially settled for an antiseptic presidential flyover of Hurricane Katrina's assault on New Orleans 12 years ago, and was roundly criticized for it.
Houston area schools get a helping hand, thanks to Keller principal
Principals and campuses from New Jersey to California are providing assistance to Texas schools impacted by Hurricane Harvey, thanks to the efforts of Kristen Eriksen, principal of Sunset Valley Elementary, a Keller district school in north Fort Worth. Hundreds of principals from across the United States had signed up to help more than 200 schools in Southeast Texas through a grassroots effort called "Principals Helping Principals."
This time with feeling: Trump returns to Harvey’s wake
President Donald Trump brought plenty of optimism and swagger to Texas this week on his first visit to survey Harvey's wreckage. He's getting a chance to return with empathy.
Unseen and underappreciated, weather satellites need friends in Washington
Floodwaters are receding from the Gulf Coast, giving up their dead and laying bare the full scope of destruction. "This is going to be a multiyear project for Texas to be able to dig out of this catastrophe," Governor Greg Abbott said Friday.
White House still deciding who gets Trump’s Harvey donation
President Donald Trump addresses Commissioner David Hudson, National Commander, Salvation Army USA, left, Kevin Ezell, President of Southern Baptist Disaster Relief, American Red Cross CEO Gail McGovern, in the Oval Office of the White House today. WASHINGTON>> The White House is still trying to decide who will get President Donald Trump's pledged $1 million donation for Harvey storm relief efforts, one of the largest gifts ever given by a president but one that has evoked his checkered charitable past.
New Houston water release could keep 20K homes flooded
Miguel Moncado, of Oxford Contractors, guts a flood-damaged home in the Meyerland neighborhood in Houston after Hurricane Harvey on Friday Sept, 1, 2017. HOUSTON >> Nearly a week after Harvey crashed into the Texas coastline, the storm chased more people out of their homes Friday after dumping heavy rain on Louisiana, and Houston planned a water release that could keep as many as 20,000 homes flooded for up to 15 days.
Sweet Freedom: New Open Carry Law Allows Texans To Brandish Swords, Machetes And Spears
The law, HB 1935 , makes it legal for Texans to brandish blades longer than 5.5 inches most anywhere, with some restrictions. It went into effect on Friday, Sept.
12 Years After Fleeing Katrina, Family Displaced by Harvey Seeks New Life in Dallas.
Ashley Aples saw the chaos and panic engulf Houston in just a few days, and he knew from experience it was time to flee. He did so 12 years ago when Hurricane Katrina ravaged his hometown of New Orleans and forced him to rebuild his life in Texas.
News 9 hour ago 6:19 a.m.Hundreds of new laws go into effect Sept. 1
AUSTIN Of the more than 1,000 bills passed by the Texas Legislature during its session this year, more than 600 of them go into effect Sept. 1. Once of the more controversial laws set to go into effect has been shelved for the moment.
Hurricane Harvey Brings America Together Like 9/11
In awe at the destruction 50 inches of rain did to East Texas and our fourth-largest city and in admiration as cable television showed countless hours of Texans humanely and heroically rescuing and aiding fellow Texans in the worst natural disaster in U.S. history. Yet the destruction will not soon be repaired.
The Latest: Door-to-door checks in Houston nearly complete
Volunteer Elizabeth Hill, 8, plays with evacuee Skyler Smith, 7, at a shelter at St. Thomas Presbyterian Church in west Houston as Tropical Storm Harvey continues to affect the area Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2017. Interstate 10 is closed due to floodwaters from Tropical Storm Harvey Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2017, in Houston.
The Latest: Houston schools to start 2 weeks late
Volunteer Elizabeth Hill, 8, plays with evacuee Skyler Smith, 7, at a shelter at St. Thomas Presbyterian Church in west Houston as Tropical Storm Harvey continues to affect the area Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2017. A man stands in floodwaters from Tropical Storm Harvey as he waits to board a boat to help look for evacuees Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2017, in Kingwood, Texas.
Blasts rock Texas chemical plant as Harvey danger moves east
Fires and two explosions rocked a flooded Houston-area chemical plant early Thursday, sending up a plume that federal authorities described as "incredibly dangerous" and adding a potential new hazard to the aftermath of Harvey. The blasts at the Arkema Inc. plant, about 25 miles northeast of Houston, also ignited a 30- to 40-foot flame.
‘Blasts’ at flooded chemical plant as Texas surveys storm wreckage
Two explosions were reported at a flooded Texas chemical plant near storm-battered Houston Thursday, just as the region began its slow recovery following Harvey's onslaught. Operators at the Arkema Inc facility said the Harris County Emergency Operations Center notified them at approximately 2:00am CDT , of "two explosions and black smoke" rising from the plant in Crosby, a town about 25 miles northeast of Houston.
.com | Federal judge blocks Texas’ tough ‘sanctuary cities’ law
Texas Governor Greg Abbott speaks during a press briefing the State of Texas Emergency Command Center at Department of Public Safety headquarters in Austin. Austin - A US federal judge late on Wednesday temporarily blocked most of Texas' tough new "sanctuary cities" law that would have let police officers ask people during routine stops whether they're in the US legally and threatened sheriffs with jail time for not co-operating with federal immigration authorities.
Authorities brace for wave of hurricane-related fraud
As high water spreads from Houston through Texas and Louisiana, authorities are bracing for an inevitable wave of fraud and other criminal activity set into motion by Harvey's punishing rains. In a warning to those who would seek to defraud the government and people wanting to help or seeking assistance, a dozen federal and state agencies were banding together to investigate and prosecute wrongdoers.
Voter IDon’t The GOP’s bad week for gerrymandering and voter rights
The Texas Legislature deliberately suppressed the impact of Hispanic and other minority voters on elections. That's not an accusation; it's the takeaway from three rulings made by two federal courts in under a month.
Federal judge blocks Texas’ tough ‘sanctuary cities’ law
A federal judge late Wednesday temporarily blocked most of Texas' tough new "sanctuary cities" law that would have let police officers ask people during routine stops whether they're in the U.S. legally and threatened sheriffs with jail time for not cooperating with federal immigration authorities. The law, known as Senate Bill 4, had been cheered by President Donald Trump's administration and was set to take effect Friday.