Tag: Texas

Trump does not see a government shutdown as inevitable if Texas and border funds are both included in the appropriations bill. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

White House: Trump pressing Congress to ensure Texas gets funding for Harvey relief

Anna Giaritelli · August 31, 2017 12:37 am

Houston's relaxed approach to development should not be blamed for the destruction caused by Hurricane Harvey, as critics are saying, but rather the unprecedented nature of a storm that dumped as much as 50 inches of rain on the city, say planning experts and engineers. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Energy and Environment

Blame Harvey’s torrential rain, not development, for massive flooding, planning experts say

Josh Siegel · August 30, 2017 11:29 pm

The amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge, pictured, and the dock landing ship USS Oak Hill will leave Virginia for Texas on Thursday to aid flood victims following Hurricane Harvey. (Navy photo)

National Security

Navy sending two amphibious ships to aid flood victims in Texas

David Brown · August 30, 2017 10:32 pm

The Environmental Protection Agency approved a multi-state fuel waiver from Texas to Washington, D.C., over concerns of fuel supply disruptions increasing after Hurricane Harvey, which inadvertently is also seen as helping the ethanol industry. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Energy and Environment

EPA waives fuel emission requirements from Texas to DC in Harvey’s wake

John Siciliano · August 30, 2017 10:25 pm

Anheuser-Busch, the maker of Budweiser, will again pause beer production at its Cartersville, Ga., brewery again on Monday so that it can produce more water for a possible third installment. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)

Anheuser-Busch sending 255,000 more cans of water to Hurricane Harvey victims in Texas

Anna Giaritelli · August 30, 2017 10:10 pm

A Texas chemical plant is in danger of exploding due to Harvey

Mandy Mayfield · August 30, 2017 9:39 pm

Linda Sarsour is under fire this week for a deeply misleading pitch for Hurricane Harvey relief funds. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)

Beltway Confidential

Anti-Trump ‘resistance’ hero Linda Sarsour steers Harvey relief funds to political activist group

Becket Adams · August 30, 2017 7:41 pm

Jose Martinez, left, and William Majano remove drywall and baseboards from a home damaged by floodwaters from Tropical Storm Harvey on Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2017, in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Trump on Hurricane Harvey: ‘We will endure and we will overcome’

Melissa Quinn · August 30, 2017 7:14 pm

Yes, there are a few secessionists in Texas, but is this really the moment for a round of self-satisfied grinning by a Washington-based cartoonist? Nevertheless, he defended himself Wednesday, claiming he meant no offense to the people of Texas, hundreds of whom are still displaced and living without basic utilities. (Brett Coomer/Houston Chronicle via AP)

Beltway Confidential

Politico cartoonist revels in Hurricane Harvey

Becket Adams · August 30, 2017 6:46 pm

"I am absolutely trapped in my house," Babin told CNN. "I don't have a way to get out until flood waters recede here." (Karen Warren/Houston Chronicle via AP)

Texas Rep. Brian Babin trapped inside southeastern Texas home, says family is fine

Melissa Quinn · August 30, 2017 6:38 pm

The mayor of Dallas, Texas reassured illegal immigrants affected by Hurricane Harvey that the city would not be checking their immigration status as they try to seek shelter there. (Michael Ciaglo /Houston Chronicle via AP)

Dallas assures illegal immigrants it isn’t checking papers at shelters

Melissa Quinn · August 30, 2017 5:36 pm

As the city of Houston focuses on rescue efforts after Hurricane Harvey, Taiwan is looking toward reconstruction. "The government of Republic of China (Taiwan)," its Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced Wednesday, "has decided to donate $800,000 for local governments and community disaster relief efforts." (Scott Clause/The Daily Advertiser via AP)

Beltway Confidential

‘In solidarity with the victims of Harvey,’ Taiwan pledges to donate $800,000 in disaster relief to Houston

Philip Wegmann · August 30, 2017 5:03 pm