Houston tries to safeguard some areas by flooding others

HOUSTON (AP) - Rescuers in Texas continue to search for people left behind in Harvey's floodwaters as the downgraded storm heads to other states to dump more rain. Here are some things happening on the ground:

Surge in benefits will appear on your Lone Star Card in counties effected by Harvey

SNAP recipients in the affected counties will see their September benefits automatically loaded today, Sept. 1, onto their Lone Star Cards. Normally benefits are staggered among recipients throughout the first half of the month. With this change, Texas will issue $160 million in benefits early to more than 600,000 SNAP households in counties affected by Hurricane Harvey.

A week after hitting Texas, Harvey still causing evacuations

HOUSTON (AP) - As floodwaters receded and rescuers searched waterlogged neighborhoods for more potential victims, Houston officials began turning their attention to finding temporary housing for those in shelters and getting enough gasoline for people to fill up cars - but also to the city's long-term recovery, which will take years and billions of dollars.

Mayor: Some Homes May Be Flooded For Up To 15 Days

Mayor Sylvester Turner asks residents who have water in their homes west of Gessner Road and north of Interstate 10 to evacuate, saying their homes could remain flooded for days. He says doing so could ease the strain on emergency services.

Texas drivers rush to fill gas tanks as pump prices rise

DALLAS (AP) - A major gasoline pipeline may be able to resume shipping fuel from the Houston area by Sunday, its operator said, potentially mitigating gasoline shortages across the southern United States since Hurricane Harvey forced Gulf Coast refineries to close. But filling tanks was already becoming difficult Thursday in parts of Texas, where some stations were out of gas and pump costs...