HUD Awards $5 Billion to Texas for Harvey, Flooding Recovery Efforts
Disaster recovery funds to help repair damaged homes, businesses and infrastructure
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The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development is awarding Texas $5,035,260,000 Tuesday to support long-term disaster recovery following Hurricane Harvey and flooding events in 2015 and 2016.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said in a statement Tuesday that the funds will inject billions of dollars desperately needed to help restore Texas communities.
"As the recovery process from Hurricane Harvey continues, the State of Texas is continuing to work as quickly as possible to ensure affected regions have the resources they need to fully recover. I thank Secretary Carson, as well as our federal partners, for their ongoing commitment and support throughout this process, and I look forward to continuing our work together to help communities rebuild," Abbott said.
The HUD funds will serve two purposes, recovery and mitigation from future storms.
$652,175,000 to help rebuild damaged homes, businesses and infrastructure.
$4,297,189,000 for elevating homes, property buyouts, and hardening structures from wind and water to help protect Texas families from future storms.
In addition, Houston received $61,884,000 and San Marcos $24,012,000 for mitigation of 2015 floods.
"It's clear that a number of states and local communities are still struggling to recover from a variety of natural disasters that occurred in the past three years," said HUD Secretary Ben Carson. "These grants will help rebuild communities impacted by past disasters and will also protect them from major disasters in the future."
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Members of the Texas Military Department respond along the Texas Gulf Coast to the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, August 2017.
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Members of the Texas Military Department respond along the Texas Gulf Coast to the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, August 2017.
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Members of the Texas Military Department respond along the Texas Gulf Coast to the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, August 2017.
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Members of the Texas Military Department respond along the Texas Gulf Coast to the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, August 2017.
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Members of the Texas Military Department respond along the Texas Gulf Coast to the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, August 2017.
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Members of the Texas Military Department respond along the Texas Gulf Coast to the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, August 2017.
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Members of the Texas Military Department respond along the Texas Gulf Coast to the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, August 2017.
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Members of the Texas Military Department respond along the Texas Gulf Coast to the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, August 2017.
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Members of the Texas Military Department respond along the Texas Gulf Coast to the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, August 2017.
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Members of the Texas Military Department respond along the Texas Gulf Coast to the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, August 2017.
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Members of the Texas Military Department respond along the Texas Gulf Coast to the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, August 2017.
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Members of the Texas Military Department respond along the Texas Gulf Coast to the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, August 2017.
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Members of the Texas Military Department respond along the Texas Gulf Coast to the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, August 2017.
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Members of the Texas Military Department respond along the Texas Gulf Coast to the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, August 2017.
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Members of the Texas Military Department respond along the Texas Gulf Coast to the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, August 2017.
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Members of the Texas Military Department respond along the Texas Gulf Coast to the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, August 2017.
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Members of the Texas Military Department respond along the Texas Gulf Coast to the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, August 2017.
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Members of the Texas Military Department respond along the Texas Gulf Coast to the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, August 2017.
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Members of the Texas Military Department respond along the Texas Gulf Coast to the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, August 2017.
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Members of the Texas Military Department respond along the Texas Gulf Coast to the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, August 2017.
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Members of the Texas Military Department respond along the Texas Gulf Coast to the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, August 2017.
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Members of the Texas Military Department respond along the Texas Gulf Coast to the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, August 2017.
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Members of the Texas Military Department respond along the Texas Gulf Coast to the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, August 2017.
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Members of the Texas Military Department respond along the Texas Gulf Coast to the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, August 2017.
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Members of the Texas Military Department respond along the Texas Gulf Coast to the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, August 2017.
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Members of the Texas Military Department respond along the Texas Gulf Coast to the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, August 2017.
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Members of the Texas Military Department respond along the Texas Gulf Coast to the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, August 2017.
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Members of the Texas Military Department respond along the Texas Gulf Coast to the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, August 2017.
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Members of the Texas Military Department respond along the Texas Gulf Coast to the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, August 2017.
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Members of the Texas Military Department respond along the Texas Gulf Coast to the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, August 2017.
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Members of the Texas Military Department respond along the Texas Gulf Coast to the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, August 2017.
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Members of the Texas Military Department respond along the Texas Gulf Coast to the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, August 2017.
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Members of the Texas Military Department respond along the Texas Gulf Coast to the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, August 2017.
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Members of the Texas Military Department respond along the Texas Gulf Coast to the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, August 2017.
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Members of the Texas Military Department respond along the Texas Gulf Coast to the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, August 2017.
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Members of the Texas Military Department respond along the Texas Gulf Coast to the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, August 2017.
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Members of the Texas Military Department respond along the Texas Gulf Coast to the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, August 2017.
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Members of the Texas Military Department respond along the Texas Gulf Coast to the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, August 2017.
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Members of the Texas Military Department respond along the Texas Gulf Coast to the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, August 2017.
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Members of the Texas Military Department respond along the Texas Gulf Coast to the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, August 2017.
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Members of the Texas Military Department respond along the Texas Gulf Coast to the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, August 2017.
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Members of the Texas Military Department respond along the Texas Gulf Coast to the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, August 2017.
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Members of the Texas Military Department respond along the Texas Gulf Coast to the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, August 2017.
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Members of the Texas Military Department respond along the Texas Gulf Coast to the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, August 2017.
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Members of the Texas Military Department respond along the Texas Gulf Coast to the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, August 2017.
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Members of the Texas Military Department respond along the Texas Gulf Coast to the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, August 2017.
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Members of the Texas Military Department respond along the Texas Gulf Coast to the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, August 2017.
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Members of the Texas Military Department respond along the Texas Gulf Coast to the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, August 2017.
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Members of the Texas Military Department respond along the Texas Gulf Coast to the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, August 2017.
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Members of the Texas Military Department respond along the Texas Gulf Coast to the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, August 2017.
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Members of the Texas Military Department respond along the Texas Gulf Coast to the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, August 2017.
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Members of the Texas Military Department respond along the Texas Gulf Coast to the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, August 2017.
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Members of the Texas Military Department respond along the Texas Gulf Coast to the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, August 2017.
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Members of the Texas Military Department respond along the Texas Gulf Coast to the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, August 2017.
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Members of the Texas Military Department respond along the Texas Gulf Coast to the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, August 2017.
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Members of the Texas Military Department respond along the Texas Gulf Coast to the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, August 2017.
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Members of the Texas Military Department respond along the Texas Gulf Coast to the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, August 2017.
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Members of the Texas Military Department respond along the Texas Gulf Coast to the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, August 2017.
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Members of the Texas Military Department respond along the Texas Gulf Coast to the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, August 2017.
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Members of the Texas Military Department respond along the Texas Gulf Coast to the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, August 2017.
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Members of the Texas Military Department respond along the Texas Gulf Coast to the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, August 2017.
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Members of the Texas Military Department respond along the Texas Gulf Coast to the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, August 2017.
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Members of the Texas Military Department respond along the Texas Gulf Coast to the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, August 2017.
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Members of the Texas Military Department respond along the Texas Gulf Coast to the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, August 2017.
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Members of the Texas Military Department respond along the Texas Gulf Coast to the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, August 2017.
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Members of the Texas Military Department respond along the Texas Gulf Coast to the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, August 2017.
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Members of the Texas Military Department respond along the Texas Gulf Coast to the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, August 2017.
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Members of the Texas Military Department respond along the Texas Gulf Coast to the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, August 2017.
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Members of the Texas Military Department respond along the Texas Gulf Coast to the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, August 2017.
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Members of the Texas Military Department respond along the Texas Gulf Coast to the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, August 2017.
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Members of the Texas Military Department respond along the Texas Gulf Coast to the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, August 2017.
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Members of the Texas Military Department respond along the Texas Gulf Coast to the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, August 2017.
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Members of the Texas Military Department respond along the Texas Gulf Coast to the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, August 2017.
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Members of the Texas Military Department respond along the Texas Gulf Coast to the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, August 2017.
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Members of the Texas Military Department respond along the Texas Gulf Coast to the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, August 2017.
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Members of the Texas Military Department respond along the Texas Gulf Coast to the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, August 2017.
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Members of the Texas Military Department respond along the Texas Gulf Coast to the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, August 2017.
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Members of the Texas Military Department respond along the Texas Gulf Coast to the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, August 2017.
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Members of the Texas Military Department respond along the Texas Gulf Coast to the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, August 2017.
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Members of the Texas Military Department respond along the Texas Gulf Coast to the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, August 2017.
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Members of the Texas Military Department respond along the Texas Gulf Coast to the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, August 2017.
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Members of the Texas Military Department respond along the Texas Gulf Coast to the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, August 2017.
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Members of the Texas Military Department respond along the Texas Gulf Coast to the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, August 2017.
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Members of the Texas Military Department respond along the Texas Gulf Coast to the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, August 2017.
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Members of the Texas Military Department respond along the Texas Gulf Coast to the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, August 2017.
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Members of the Texas Military Department respond along the Texas Gulf Coast to the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, August 2017.
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Members of the Texas Military Department respond along the Texas Gulf Coast to the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, August 2017.
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Members of the Texas Military Department respond along the Texas Gulf Coast to the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, August 2017.
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Members of the Texas Military Department respond along the Texas Gulf Coast to the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, August 2017.
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Members of the Texas Military Department respond along the Texas Gulf Coast to the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, August 2017.
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Members of the Texas Military Department respond along the Texas Gulf Coast to the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, August 2017.
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Members of the Texas Military Department respond along the Texas Gulf Coast to the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, August 2017.
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Members of the Texas Military Department respond along the Texas Gulf Coast to the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, August 2017.
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Members of the Texas Military Department respond along the Texas Gulf Coast to the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, August 2017.
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Members of the Texas Military Department respond along the Texas Gulf Coast to the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, August 2017.
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Members of the Texas Military Department respond along the Texas Gulf Coast to the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, August 2017.
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Members of the Texas Military Department respond along the Texas Gulf Coast to the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, August 2017.
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Members of the Texas Military Department respond along the Texas Gulf Coast to the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, August 2017.
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Members of the Texas Military Department respond along the Texas Gulf Coast to the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, August 2017.
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Members of the Texas Military Department respond along the Texas Gulf Coast to the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, August 2017.
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Members of the Texas Military Department respond along the Texas Gulf Coast to the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, August 2017.
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Members of the Texas Military Department respond along the Texas Gulf Coast to the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, August 2017.
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Members of the Texas Military Department respond along the Texas Gulf Coast to the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, August 2017.
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Members of the Texas Military Department respond along the Texas Gulf Coast to the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, August 2017.
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Members of the Texas Military Department respond along the Texas Gulf Coast to the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, August 2017.
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Members of the Texas Military Department respond along the Texas Gulf Coast to the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, August 2017.
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Members of the Texas Military Department respond along the Texas Gulf Coast to the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, August 2017.
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Members of the Texas Military Department respond along the Texas Gulf Coast to the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, August 2017.
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Members of the Texas Military Department respond along the Texas Gulf Coast to the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, August 2017.
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Members of the Texas Military Department respond along the Texas Gulf Coast to the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, August 2017.
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Members of the Texas Military Department respond along the Texas Gulf Coast to the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, August 2017.
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Members of the Texas Military Department respond along the Texas Gulf Coast to the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, August 2017.
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Members of the Texas Military Department respond along the Texas Gulf Coast to the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, August 2017.
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Members of the Texas Military Department respond along the Texas Gulf Coast to the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, August 2017.
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Members of the Texas Military Department respond along the Texas Gulf Coast to the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, August 2017.
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Members of the Texas Military Department respond along the Texas Gulf Coast to the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, August 2017.
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Members of the Texas Military Department respond along the Texas Gulf Coast to the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, August 2017.
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Members of the Texas Military Department respond along the Texas Gulf Coast to the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, August 2017.
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Members of the Texas Military Department respond along the Texas Gulf Coast to the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, August 2017.
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Members of the Texas Military Department respond along the Texas Gulf Coast to the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, August 2017.
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551st MRBC searches a Beaumont neighborhood on Sept. 3 for civilians after Hurricane Harvey.
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C-130 loaded with evacuees following Hurricane Harvey.
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"I want to provide relief to people affected by the hurricane and floods." SPC Alfonso Macias, 386th Engineer BN in Orange, Texas.
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A Texas State Guard chaplain prays with local first responders before a rescue mission earlier today.
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President Donald Trump shakes hands with Col. Gary Jones, commander of the 147th AW, upon his arrival on Air Force One to Ellington Field
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The Texas Military Department during a search and rescue mission following Hurricane Harvey.
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Texas State Guard medic watches for evacuees in need of food or water while traveling in the Harvey disaster zone.
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1-168 Medevac company currently in the Houston area searching for victims of Harvey.
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Nebraska and Texas flight crews working together to get supplies to Port Arthur.
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A family rescued by the Texas Military Department.
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A woman is rescued from the Texas Military Department.
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Rescue operations with the Utah Army National Guard in Vidor.
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Ch-47 Sling load ops with Singaporean Air Force Partners to resupply Task Force Harvey.
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A rescue operation with the U.S. Coast Guard.
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A rescue operation with the Texas Military Department.
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ATCEMS Texas Task Force 1 and Texas Guardsmen partner to help the city of Orange TMD Harvey
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"The sun is going down, but there's work to do. We are currently starting night search & rescue and supply operations." - Texas Military Department
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This 36th CAB pilot is working tirelessly alongside air crews from around the country to rescue Texans in need.
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A rescue operation with the Texas Military Department.
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A rescue operation with the Texas Military Department.
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Recovery preps with the Texas Military Department.
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A search and rescue operation with the Texas Military Department.
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A search and rescue operation with the Texas Military Department.
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A Texas State Guard soldier meets with President Donald J. Trump.
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TXMAR after a successful mission in Houston.
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A rescue operation with the Texas Military Department.
These funds are provided through HUD's Community Development Block Grant - Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) Program and are intended to rebuild seriously damaged housing, businesses and critical infrastructure.
