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Deleon Gambel, 14, fights the current from the overflow of Buffalo Bayou as he makes his way through floodwaters from Tropical Storm Harvey while checking on neighbors in his apartment complex in Houston, Sunday, Aug. 27, 2017. The remnants of Hurricane Harvey sent devastating floods pouring into Houston Sunday as rising water chased thousands of people to rooftops or higher ground. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

Houston evokes painful memories of Katrina

By JULIE WATSON - Associated Press

A pedestrian crosses a street inundated by floodwaters from Tropical Storm Harvey on Sunday, Aug. 27, 2017, in Houston, Texas. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Texas teams’ plans upended by Hurricane Harvey

By KRISTIE RIEKEN - Associated Press

An abandoned vehicle sits in flood waters on the I-10 highway in Houston, Texas, Sunday, Aug. 27, 2017. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

Hurricane Harvey the latest threat to flood-prone Houston

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Antonio Barron, right, looks back to his girlfriend, Melissa Rocha, as they run through the street during a band of heavy rain from Hurricane Harvey Saturday, Aug. 26, 2017, in Palacios, Texas. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

The Latest: Water releases begin on Houston-area reservoirs

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A passing motorist stops to look at a flipped truck in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey Saturday, Aug. 26, 2017, north of Victoria, Texas. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Rescuers pluck hundreds from rising floodwaters in Houston

By MICHAEL GRACZYK - Associated Press

Sand is dropped off a conveyor onto a pile at the Superior Silica Sands sand mine on Tuesday, March 28, 2017, in Kosse, Texas. Demand for sand is surging as oil and gas production in the Permian Basin is booming again. Not only is the need for more sand on the rise with the increase in oil and gas production in west Texas, but much more sand is being pumped into each well now with the emerging thesis that more sand equals more oil extracted. ( Brett Coomer /Houston Chronicle via AP)

Sand mine in West Texas supports fracking in Permian Basin

By COLLIN EATON - Associated Press

Oakland Raiders cornerback TJ Carrie (38) gives chase as Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott (21) runs the ball through the line of scrimmage in the first half of a preseason NFL football game, Saturday, Aug. 26, 2017, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Ron Jenkins)

Elliott has preseason cameo before Cowboys rally by Raiders

By SCHUYLER DIXON - Associated Press

Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson is brought down by New Orleans Saints outside linebacker Hau'oli Kikaha (44) in the first half of a preseason NFL football game in New Orleans, Saturday, Aug. 26, 2017. (AP Photo/Bill Feig)

Saints’ defense shines in 13-0 preseason win over Texans

By BRETT MARTEL - Associated Press

Rain is blown past palm trees as Hurricane Harvey makes landfall, Friday, Aug. 25, 2017, in Corpus Christi, Texas. Harvey intensified into a hurricane Thursday and steered for the Texas coast with the potential for up to 3 feet of rain, 125 mph winds and 12-foot storm surges in what could be the fiercest hurricane to hit the United States in almost a dozen years. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Harvey rolls over Texas coast, smashes homes and businesses

By Frank Bajak - Associated Press

An oil refinery flare, right, continues to burn through wind and rain as Hurricane Harvey moves into Corpus Christi, Texas, on Friday, Aug. 25, 2017. Hurricane Harvey is expected to make landfall on the Texas coast Friday night or early Saturday morning. (Nick Wagner/Austin American-Statesman via AP)

Gas prices rise, flights stall as Hurricane Harvey nears

By DAVID KOENIG - Associated Press

Mauro Eligio boards up his home on the Southside of Corpus Christi, Texas, on Thursday, Aug. 24, 2017, in preparation of Hurricane Harvey. (Rachel Denny Clow/Corpus Christi Caller-Times via AP)

Texas prepares as Hurricane Harvey strengthens to Category 2 storm

By Michael Graczyk - Associated Press

Washington Nationals' Stephen Strasburg delivers a pitch against the Houston Astros during the first inning of a baseball game Thursday, Aug. 24, 2017, in Houston. (AP Photo/Richard Carson)

Rendon’s big game helps Nats over Astros 5-4 in 11 innings

By KRISTIE RIEKEN - Associated Press

Washington Nationals right fielder Andrew Stevenson (45) and center fielder Michael Taylor try to catch a triple by Houston Astros' Jose Altuve during the fourth inning of a baseball game Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2017, in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Astros hit 3 homers to end skid against Nationals

By Kristie Rieken - Associated Press

Washington Nationals' Matt Wieters (32) runs the bases after hitting a two-run home run off Houston Astros starting pitcher Charlie Morton (50) during the fourth inning of a baseball game Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2017, in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Matt Wieters, Nationals beat Astros for 9th straight time

By Kristie Rieken - Associated Press

Washington Nationals' Matt Wieters (32) runs the bases after hitting a two-run home run off Houston Astros starting pitcher Charlie Morton (50) during the fourth inning of a baseball game Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2017, in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Wieters, Nationals beat Astros for 9th straight time, 4-3

By KRISTIE RIEKEN - Associated Press

Court temporarily blocks Houston homeless ordinance

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Houston Texans running back D'Onta Foreman tries to get past New England Patriots' Devin McCourty (32) and Patrick Chung (23), right, during a joint practice with the two NFL football teams in White Sulphur Springs, W.Va., Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2017. (AP Photo/Chris Jackson)

Rookie RB Foreman shines early for Houston Texans

By KRISTIE RIEKEN - Associated Press

The Latest: Home cleared in attempted statue bombing probe

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Houston firefighters arrive a the scene of a &quot;law enforcement operation&quot; led by the FBI in Houston. Andrew Schneck of Houston was arrested Saturday night, Aug. 19, after a Houston park ranger spotted him kneeling in bushes in front of the statue of Confederate officer Richard Dowling in Hermann Park. He has been charged with trying to plant explosives at the statue of Confederate officer Richard Dowling in the park, federal officials said Monday. (Godofredo A. Vasquez/Houston Chronicle via AP)

Feds: Texas man tried planting bomb on Confederate statue

By JUAN A. LOZANO - Associated Press

Oakland Athletics' Boog Powell dives safely into home plate as he scores on a throwing error as Houston Astros catcher Juan Centeno stands by in the first inning of a baseball game, Sunday, Aug. 20, 2017, in Houston. (AP Photo/Richard Carson)

Semien, Cotton send Athletics past sloppy Astros 3-2

By KRISTIE RIEKEN - Associated Press