Dallas Preparing Convention Center To Take In Harvey Evacuees
Dallas is making plans to house up to 5,000 Gulf Coast residents in a "mega shelter" in the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center.
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Dallas is making plans to house up to 5,000 Gulf Coast residents in a "mega shelter" in the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center.
The Texas Rangers and Houston Astros won't travel to Houston as planned after their games Sunday in California because of torrential floodwaters that have engulfed the city in the wake of Hurricane Harvey.
The original request, which was granted by FEMA, will provide Individual Assistance, Public Assistance and Hazard Mitigation to Texas counties affected by the storm.
Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings said Sunday afternoon that the city will now open a third shelter to accommodate Tropical Storm Harvey evacuees.
Rising floodwaters from the remnants of Hurricane Harvey chased thousands of people to rooftops or higher ground Sunday in Houston, overwhelming rescuers who fielded countless desperate calls for help.
If flooding was not enough of a concern one day after Hurricane Harvey made landfall, the outer bands of the storm pushed strong gusts of wind throughout Houston and in some cases, created tornadoes.
Harvey evacuees are arriving in Dallas by the hundreds choosing DFW to get as far away from the storm while staying in Texas.
Hundreds attended the funeral for fallen Army soldier Allen Stigler Jr. of Arlington on Saturday.
A homeowner shot an alleged intruder in Corpus Christi, Texas, just as Hurricane Harvey was making landfall late Friday night, police confirmed to CBS News.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is warning of the "potential for very dramatic flooding" from Harvey.
The U.S Coast Guard rescued 15 people that were aboard vessels in distress near Port Aransas, Texas on Saturday.
The Aransas County Judge says at least one person has died and 12 others were injured after Hurricane Harvey ravaged through Rockport.
Harvey has been downgraded from a Category 1 hurricane to a tropical storm, according to the National Hurricane Center.
Hurricane Harvey rolled over the Texas Gulf Coast on Saturday, smashing homes and businesses and lashing the shore with wind and rain.
Key oil and gas facilities along the Texas Gulf Coast have temporarily shut down as Hurricane Harvey pounds the region with torrential rain and high winds, virtually assuring gasoline prices will rise in the storm's aftermath.
