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CORRECTS CREDIT - Danny Hannon carries his dry boots in his backpack as he goes to check his home in the aftermath of Harvey, Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2017 in Houston. Harvey's floodwaters started dropping across much of the Houston area, but many thousands of homes in and around the nation's fourth-largest city were still swamped and could stay that way for days or longer. (Melissa Phillip/Houston Chronicle via AP)

Rescuers seek anyone _ alive or dead _ left in floodwaters

By JEFF AMY and MATT SEDENSKY - Associated Press

The Arkema Inc. chemical plant is flooded from Tropical Storm Harvey, Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2017, in Crosby, Texas. The plant, about 25 miles (40.23 kilometers) northeast of Houston, lost power and its backup generators amid Harvey’s dayslong deluge, leaving it without refrigeration for chemicals that become volatile as the temperature rises. (Godofredo A. Vasquez/Houston Chronicle via AP)

Texas chemical plant poised to explode amid Harvey flood

By EMILY SCHMALL and REESE DUNKLIN - Associated Press

FILE - In this June 26, 2017, file photo, Lydia Balderas, left, and Merced Leyua, right, join others as they protest against a new sanctuary cities bill outside the federal courthouse in San Antonio. A federal judge late Wednesday, Aug. 30, temporarily blocked most of Texas’ tough new “sanctuary cities” law that would have let police officers ask people during routine stops whether they’re in the U.S. legally and threatened sheriffs will jail time for not cooperating with federal immigration authorities. The law, known as Senate Bill 4, had been cheered by President Donald Trump’s administration and was set to take effect Friday. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)

Federal judge blocks Texas’ tough ‘sanctuary cities’ law

By PAUL J. WEBER and WILL WEISSERT - Associated Press

Blood drives are being held to restore dwindling supplies at blood banks in areas affected by Hurricane Harvey. (Associated Press)

Harvey health problems challenge medical professionals

By Laura Kelly - The Washington Times

Interstate 69 is covered by floodwaters at the San Jacinto River bridge as floodwaters from Tropical Storm Harvey caused the river to overflow Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2017, in Humble, Texas. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Birds-eye view of flooded Houston captures Harvey’s totality

By PAUL J. WEBER - Associated Press

Family members hold hands as recovery efforts were underway for a van with 6 family whose bodies were were found in a van at Greens Bayou in east Houston, after Tropical Storm Harvey left the Houston area on Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2017, in Houston. ( Elizabeth Conley/Houston Chronicle via AP)

Grim reality in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey: More dead

By TAMARA LUSH and JUAN A. LOZANO - Associated Press

ADDS NAME OF REFINERY - This aerial photo shows the Flint Hills Resources oil refinery near downtown Houston on Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2017. (AP Photo/D1avid J. Phillip)

Harvey knocks out more refineries, shifting global oil flows

By DAVID KOENIG - Associated Press

Volunteers help a woman after she was rescued by boat from her home in Beaumont, Texas, in the aftermath of Harvey on Wednesday Aug. 30, 2017. (Jay Janner/Austin American-Statesman via AP)

Harvey repeats devastation back on shore in Texas, Louisiana

By JEFF AMY and ADAM KEALOHA CAUSEY - Associated Press

FILE - In this Aug. 29, 2017 file photo, Interstate 69 is covered by floodwaters from Harvey, in Humble, Texas. Just two weeks ago, President Donald Trump rolled back an order by his predecessor that would have made it easier for storm-ravaged communities to use federal emergency aid to rebuild bridges, roads and other construction so they can better withstand future disasters. That decision is now being questioned with the Texas Gulf Coast and much of Houston under water in the wake of Harvey. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)

Trump order undermines rebuilding better for future floods

By MICHAEL BIESECKER and JOAN LOWY - Associated Press

This combination photo shows Houston rapper Bun B in Miami Beach in 2013, left, and music manager Scooter Braun in Los Angeles in 2016. The pair are planning a benefit concert to help those affected by Tropical Storm Harvey. (AP Photo/File)

Bun B, Scooter Braun planning Houston benefit for Sept. 12

By MESFIN FEKADU - Associated Press

FILE - In this Saturday, Aug. 26, 2017, file photo, Kenneth Bryant and his wife, Jennifer Bryant, search through debris from their business, Bryant's Auto Sales, in Katy, Texas, looking for car keys and paperwork after a tornado spawned by Hurricane Harvey picked up their office and slammed it into the building next door. Harvey's winds and rains have damaged or destroyed many small businesses in the storm's path along the Gulf Coast, and left others in limbo. (Melissa Phillip/Houston Chronicle via AP, File)

Waiting, watching: Business owners worry about Harvey damage

By JOYCE M. ROSENBERG - Associated Press

In this photo provided by Jiles Daniels, his flooded home near Cleveland, Texas, northeast of Houston. Daniels, a retired oil company manager, never wavered when he bought flood insurance on both his homes: one in Houston and another on an island near Cleveland, northeast of Houston. (Jiles Daniels via AP)

AP Exclusive: Flood insurance policies plunged before Harvey

By BERNARD CONDON, MEGHAN HOYER and JEFF DONN and KEN SWEET - Associated Press

In this Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2017 photo, Lauren Anderson teaches a class at Queen City Ballet in Helena, Mont. Anderson, who is from Houston, is currently stranded because of Hurricane Harvey on the Texas gulf coast. (Thom Bridge/Independent Record via AP)

Stranded Houston Ballet instructor teaches Montana kids

By ERIN LORANGER - Associated Press

Lone Star Flight Museum opening delayed due to Harvey

Associated Press

Texans ready to head home to Houston after game canceled

By SCHUYLER DIXON - Associated Press

In this photo provided by Jiles Daniels, his flooded home near Cleveland, Texas, northeast of Houston. Daniels, a retired oil company manager, never wavered when he bought flood insurance on both his homes: one in Houston and another on an island near Cleveland, northeast of Houston. (Jiles Daniels via AP)

AP Exclusive: Flood insurance policies plunged before Harvey

By BERNARD CONDON, MEGHAN HOYER and JEFF DONN and KEN SWEET - Associated Press

La Porte police fatally shoot man in neighborhood dispute

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People line up for food as others rest at the George R. Brown Convention Center that has been set up as a shelter for evacuees escaping the floodwaters from Tropical Storm Harvey in Houston, Texas, Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2017. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

The Latest: Death toll 31 as 6 more fatalities confirmed

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Downtown Houston bar owner William Bedner pours a round of whiskeys by flashlight in this photo taken on Aug. 28, 2017. Bedner's bar lost power as Tropical Storm Harvey flooded the streets just blocks from his bar Lilly &amp; Bloom. Bedner has kept pouring drinks for friends, but expects to lose a lot of business and money due to the devastation wrought by the storm. (AP Photo/Jason Dearen)

Harvey, the unwelcome visitor that just won’t leave

By JULIET LINDERMAN - Associated Press

Evacuees are helped as floodwaters from Tropical Storm Harvey rise Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2017, in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Experts not second-guessing decision not to evacuate Houston

By REESE DUNKLIN - Associated Press