Recovery

Rain predictions remain in flux but forecasters are calling the storm 'life-threatening.' It could bring 20 to 25 inches of rain.

Many of the 450,000 residents who live in the Corpus Christi metropolitan area are gone, and the rain is steady and almost pacifying.

Edwards said that even though the storm is expected to land west of Louisiana, the state could still be inundated with heavy rainfall and a slight chance that the storm could re-enter the Gulf after landfall and head back east toward Louisiana.

Hurricane Harvey is expected to make landfall late Friday in between Corpus Cristi and Matagorda Bay as a Category 3 storm, with winds upwards of 110 mph, the National Weather Service said Thursday morning.

There has also been a storm surge warning issued from Port Mansfield to San Luis Pass, Texas.

Tropical Depression Harvey is expected to make landfall on the Texas coast as a hurricane Friday.

More than $250 million is available for eligible state, local, tribal and territorial governments.

Hurricane season runs from June 1 through Nov. 30 but is generally more active from mid-August to late October.

'I don’t think the taxpayer should reward risk going forward. We have to find ways to comprehensively become more resilient.'

The arms and legs of those trapped inside one of the cars resting on its side were visible from several feet away.

A family of seven were trapped on top of their roof after rushing floodwaters surrounded their home.

In 2016, a change in fire codes gave the fire marshal new authority over speed bumps, which are especially hard on big, fast-moving trucks — and the occupants inside.

'When we change those dispatching protocols they change valuable seconds.'

Keeping the lights on or getting power back may be easier now, thanks to smart devices and 'eyes in the sky.'

The declaration provides cost-sharing assistance statewide through the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program to support efforts to prevent or reduce long-term risks from natural hazards.