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- Displaced dialysis patients urged to find treatments
State health officials are urging kidney dialysis patients whose treatments have been interrupted by the hurricane to use an emergency locator service to find dialysis services. People on dialysis need to receive the blood-cleansing treatment three times a week to... - Emergency transmission order to speed power restoration
In an effort to restore power more quickly, Gov. Rick Perry today gave special approval for utility companies to lay temporary electric transmission lines. The emergency proclamation will allow transmission and distribution companies like CenterPoint and Entergy to enter public... - Evacuee searches for mom who stayed in Galveston
Tears flowed down Akisha Little's face as she talked about her worry and frustration over being able to find out what happened to her mother, who refused to evacuate from Galveston with Little and her family. "I don't know where... - Peace and quiet
MATAGORDA -- At a home at the corner of Catalpa and Lewis streets in the beach community, a thick branch on an Arizona ash has snapped off from the trunk, the only evidence of the brief swipe at the community... - Open for business
POINT COMFORT -- At Fuzzy's One-Stop, just off Highway 35 east of Port Lavaca, Jerry Lawrence and a few of the county's finest law enforcement officers are relaxing this morning. Holding steaming cups of coffee, slouched in folding chairs in... - A sigh of relief
PORT LAVACA — Throughout a restless night, I have gotten up time and again to walk the outdoor breezeways of the Days Inn here, seeing the towering cottonwoods and oaks bend in the wind and listening to the gusts tear... - A storm of color
(Richard Oliver/Express-News) Sunset before the storm. PORT LAVACA -- As night falls in Port Lavaca, the sky has become a wonderful swirl of colors. To the west, where the sun has dipped below the horizon, it is a blaze... - Stressed-out evacuees
Some Bay City evacuees staying at the Delco Activity Center said they're dealing with the stress of the unexpected at the shelter along with the stress of worrying about what's happening back home. They aren't too happy about it. Wandalyn... - More than 4,000 evacuees in Austin
Seventeen Austin-area shelters are housing more than 4,000 evacuees, and officials are poised to open more as people fleeing Hurricane Ike look for a place to stay. "We consider Texas to be one big family," said Austin City Manager Marc... - IKErider: Buc-ees still has gas
- A hint of things to come
PORT LAVACA -- When we made our way back to Port Lavaca about an hour ago, the town was even more buttoned up than earlier. The H-E-B remains open, as does our favored restaurant destination, the Green Iguana Grill, but... - Safe shelter hotline
Shelters or people who open their own homes to evacuees can call a special hotline if they want to determine whether anyone seeking a place to stay is a registered sex offender. Attorney General Greg Abbott today announced the Safe... - History lessons
INDIANOLA -- At one time, this tiny hamlet on the shores of Matagorda Bay between Port Lavaca and Port O'Connor was the state's most significant port, a bustling destination for mercantile and shipping. Then, in 1875, Indianola was partially destroyed... - On the road -- AGAIN
Roberto Torres of Beaumont holds his son, Jiovan, as his wife, Lizbeth, fixes a roadside snack at Love's Truck Stop in Luling. Torres has lived in Beaumont for 23 years and had to evacuate for hurricanes twice -- both... - IKErider hits I 10 today
Roberto Torres of Beaumont holds his son, Jiovan, as his wife, Lizbeth, fixes a roadside snack at Love's Truck Stop in Luling. Torres has lived in Beaumont for 23 years and had to evacuate for hurricanes twice -- both...