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Melisa Vasquez cries in a stroller as her father Ervin Vasquez passes while the family digs out from the destruction left when floodwaters from Harvey swept through their mobile homes Monday, Sept. 4, 2017, in Crosby, Texas. Thousands of people have been displaced by torrential rains and catastrophic flooding since Harvey slammed into Southeast Texas last week. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

The Latest: Nation’s biggest refinery starts revving up

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Insurance officials work among flooded cars at a racetrack Monday, Sept. 4, 2017, in Baytown, Texas. Thousands of cars sit drying at the racetrack after floodwaters from Harvey swept through the area last week. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

WHAT’S HAPPENING: Harvey deaths up; evacuees leave shelters

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Harvey racial optics much different than Katrina

By ERRIN HAINES WHACK - Associated Press

Harvey began with raging winds, but its legacy will be water

By SHARON COHEN - Associated Press

Northampton duo uses internet to help flood victims

By LISA SPEAR - Associated Press

FILE - In this Monday, Aug. 28, 2017, file photo, John and Kathy Cservek hold their dogs Lacy and Iggy while being rescued from their home as floodwaters from Tropical Storm Harvey rise in Spring, Texas. The couple saw their dream house in suburban Spring devastated only a little over a year after they bought it. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)

Harvey survivors made narrow escapes, fear what’s next

By ADAM GELLER - Associated Press

Worshipers attend a makeshift outdoor church service in the wake of Hurricane Harvey, Sunday, Sept. 3, 2017, in Port Aransas, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

The Latest: Disaster help OK’d for Harvey-hit cities

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Volunteers unload a truck of relief supplies for people impacted by Hurricane Harvey on Sunday, Sept. 3, 2017, in Houston. J.J. Watt's Hurricane Harvey Relief Fund has raised millions of dollars to help those affected by the storm. (Brett Coomer/Houston Chronicle via AP, Pool)

WHAT’S HAPPENING: Harvey damage testing Texas infrastructure

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A pickup truck gets stranded on a street in a flooded neighborhood west of downtown Houston on Sunday, Sept. 3, 2017. The city has ordered a mandatory evacuation of flooded-out homes in the area, but people are still retrieving belongings from homes that have been standing in water for days. (AP Photo/Jay Reeves)

Harvey victims leave shelters but face dire housing needs

By NOMAAN MERCHANT - Associated Press

In this Aug. 31, 2017, file photo, Alejandra Castillo takes a break from carrying water-soaked items out of her family's home after flood waters receded in Houston. Experts say Harvey’s filthy floodwaters pose significant dangers to human safety and the environment that will remain even after levels drop far enough that southeastern Texas residents no longer fear for their lives. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)

Harvey’s floodwaters mix a foul brew of sewage, chemicals

By John Flesher - Associated Press

Stacy Lewis check her distance on the fourth hole during the final round of the Cambia Portland Classic golf tournament in Portland, Ore., Sunday Sept. 3, 2017. (AP Photo/Steve Dykes)

Stacy Lewis wins, gives earnings to hometown relief efforts

By NICK DASCHEL - Associated Press

Texans Preview Capsule

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A man prays as he attends services for parishioners from flood-damaged St Ignatius Loyola Catholic Community Church in the auditorium of Klein High School Sunday, Sept. 3, 2017, in Klein, Texas. As clean up and repairs continue at the church just outside of Houston, parishioners turned this high school auditorium into their sanctuary on a Sunday that was declared National Day of Prayer for Harvey victims by President Donald Trump. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

At Sunday services, messages of hope after Harvey’s wrath

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Houston Astros' Cameron Maybin hits a three-run home run off New York Mets starting pitcher Chris Flexen during the third inning of a baseball game, Sunday, Sept. 3, 2017, in Houston. (AP Photo/Eric Christian Smith)

Maybin’s 3-run homer leads Astros over Mets 8-6

By KRISTIE RIEKEN - Associated Press

Texas Gov.r Greg Abbott talks to the media after visiting the Coastal Bend after Hurricane Harvey destroyed several homes, Thursday, Aug. 31, 2017, in Corpus Christi, Texas. (Gabe Hernandez/Corpus Christi Caller-Times via AP)

Texas expects EPA to ‘get on top of’ toxic water risk

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Houston Astros pitcher Justin Verlander smiles during a press conference introducing Verlander before a baseball game against the New York Mets, Sunday, Sept. 3, 2017, in Houston. Verlander was traded to Houston from the Detroit Tigers on Thursday. (AP Photo/Eric Christian Smith)

Verlander officially introduced in Houston after trade

By KRISTIE RIEKEN - Associated Press

This Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2017, photo shows Stanley Unc, who lives in a tent camp beneath an overpass for Interstate 59, in Houston. He said others can’t grasp what their lives are like each day, much less on a day when a Category 4 hurricane hits. (AP Photo/Matt Sedensky)

Houston’s homeless shrug off riding out Harvey on streets

By MATT SEDENSKY - Associated Press

President Donald Trump talks with Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and others before boarding Air Force One at Ellington Field after meeting people impacted by Hurricane Harvey during a visit to Houston, Saturday, Sept. 2, 2017. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Trump administration wants to tie Harvey relief money to debt ceiling

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Port of Savannah shipping relief supplies to help Houston

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Rock Moye, from Austin, Texas, prepares brisket to serve to volunteers and flood victims in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey on Sunday, Sept. 3, 2017, in Cypress, Texas. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

The Latest: Officials: All fires out at chemical plant

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