BYU-LSU Game Moved To New Orleans Because Of Houston Flooding
The BYU-LSU game will be played Saturday night at the Superdome in New Orleans after massive flooding in Houston from Hurricane Harvey forced it to be relocated from NRG Stadium.
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The BYU-LSU game will be played Saturday night at the Superdome in New Orleans after massive flooding in Houston from Hurricane Harvey forced it to be relocated from NRG Stadium.
Officials acknowledge the grim reality that fatalities linked to Hurricane Harvey could soar once the devastating floodwaters recede from one of America's most sprawling metropolitan centers.
Homeowners suffering flood damage from Harvey are more likely to be on the hook for losses than victims of prior storms — a potentially crushing blow to personal finances and neighborhoods along the Gulf Coast.
President Donald Trump has promised federal assistance to storm-ravaged parts of Texas, insisting Congress will act swiftly on a multibillion-dollar Hurricane Harvey recovery package as the government signaled current funds will be exhausted in the next few weeks.
The National Hurricane Center says heavy rain from Harvey is expected to worsen flooding in Southeast Texas and southwestern Louisiana.
Dallas ISD confirms it is setting up to accept the evacuee children as they arrive in Dallas.
With major roads out of Houston under water, relief efforts trying to get supplies in aren't fairing much better.
Wilkerson-Greines Activity Center was used as a similar shelter in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.
The Mayor made his comments one day before the city is set to open a mega-shelter for 5,000 evacuees at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center in downtown Dallas.
"I don't know what would have happened without the truck, or him driving," Janeth Tovar said.
At 4:30 a.m. Sunday, my husband, Rafi, woke me up. "There's water in our bathroom. We need to look around," he said.
Because of the flooding in Houston related to Hurricane Harvey, Thursday's Dallas Cowboys-Houston Texans game will be played in Arlington instead.
The senior citizens who appear in a now-viral photo showing them submerged in waist-deep water in a Texas assisted-living center flooded by Hurricane Harvey over the weekend have been relocated to a nearby facility and a hospital.
Frustrated and helpless are words usually not associated with a cruise. But that's how some North Texans are feeling who are still stranded at sea because of Hurricane Harvey.
A television station is reporting that six family members are believed to have drowned in Houston when their van was swept away by floodwaters.
Floodwaters reached the roof lines of single-story homes Monday, and people could be heard pleading for help from inside as Harvey kept pouring rain on Houston after a chaotic weekend of rising water and rescues.
The Rice football team is relocating to Texas Christian University in Fort Worth as flooding continues to inundate Houston in the wake of Hurricane Harvey.
Massive flooding caused by Harvey along Texas' refinery-rich coast could have long-standing and far-reaching consequences for the state's oil and gas industry and the larger U.S. economy.
Stars including comedian Kevin Hart, Katy Perry and country singer Chris Young are lining up to help raise money for flood relief efforts in Houston.
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.
More than 500 people, from various places across south Texas, are waking up in Dallas shelters this morning. Local Red Cross volunteers are supplying hot meals, basic necessities, and a dry place to sleep.
President Donald Trump sought to showcase the federal government's response to Hurricane Harvey in a tweetstorm of his own, marveling over its size like a TV host and announcing a visit to Texas.
Harvey continues to head back toward the Gulf of Mexico at a slow pace.
Hundreds of people arrived by boat, by bus, and by foot to Houston's convention center -- a location transformed into a shelter by volunteers as Harvey ravaged the city.
Officials released more water from Houston-area reservoirs overwhelmed by Harvey early Monday.
