To lift people to safety. In beaumont, authorities confirm a woman was killed, her young daughter rescued. Six family members were killed in greens bayou after their van was swept away by floodwaters. The death toll now stands at 21. Greg abbott activated 14,000 Texas National guard troops said the worst is not yet over. We are up to our highest level of Texas National guard members who are deployed to help deal with these challenges. There are more than 32,000 people currently in shelters in the state. Importantly, we have approximately 30,000 beds that are available for sheltering as needed. In houston, the rain has stopped but flooding persists with evacuations ongoing. That citys mayor has already blasted the federal response. Im hoping that people at the federal level, at the very top, will understand that this was catastrophic and they will be responsive and not put us on you do the cleanup and send us your bills later on. That would be totally unacceptable. We need a whole lot o
Toni Wade stepped down after revelations of her contractual problems with the city. She also had been largely absent. So what s next for homeless services?
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