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FILE - In this Aug. 29, 2017, file photo, water from Addicks Reservoir flows into neighborhoods as floodwaters from Tropical Storm Harvey rise in Houston. A new report on the damage caused by Hurricane Harvey says the U.S. has never experienced the amount of rainfall across such a vast area as that brought by Harvey when it struck Texas. The report released this week by the Harris County Flood Control District says more rain fell over a five-day period, and on such a broad area, than at any time since records have been kept. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)

Report: Harvey’s 5-day rainfall in Texas unprecedented in US

By DAVID WARREN - Associated Press

ADVANCE FOR USE MONDAY JUNE 4 - In this Thursday, May 24, 2018 photo, METRO Chief Technology Officer Randy Frazier, left, and Mike McCulloch, 63, a member of the test group that helps Metro experiment with bluetooth beacons, pose for a photograph at a bus stop. in Houston, with an app-in-progress that McCulloch is assisting to develop an APP for visually-impaired passengers. For around $375,000, Metro officials plan to place beacons at bus stops that will communicate with smartphones, giving vision-impaired passengers precise information. They will be the first in the nation to widespread deploy the devices. (Yi-Chin Lee/Houston Chronicle via AP)

Houston Metro beacons to help visually impaired riders

By DUG BEGLEY - Associated Press

Attorney Gloria Allred stands among former Houston Texans cheerleaders, from left, Ashley Rodriguez, Morgan Wiederhold, Kelly Neuner, Hannah Turnbow, and Ainsley Parish, right, while holding up a shirt printed with $7.25, the amount she says the former cheerleaders where paid per hour, as she speaks during a press conference Friday, June 1, 2018, in Humble, Texas, announcing a lawsuit on behalf of the five the former cheerleaders at the law offices of Kimberley Spurlock. The five former cheerleaders are suing the NFL franchise, alleging the team failed to fully compensate them as required by law and subjected them to hostile work environment in which they were harassed, intimidated and forced to live in fear.(Melissa Phillip/Houston Chronicle via AP)

Ex-cheerleaders sue Texans, allege intimidation, low pay

By Juan A. Lozano - Associated Press

Houston Rockets guard Eric Gordon (10) shoots against Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green (23) during the second half of Game 6 of the NBA basketball Western Conference Finals in Oakland, Calif., Saturday, May 26, 2018. The Warriors won 115-86. (John G. Mabanglo/Pool Photo via AP)

Warriors, Rockets set for Game 7 in West finals

By Kristie Rieken - Associated Press

6 decades after Cuban Revolution, he graduated Georgetown

By TARA BAHRAMPOUR - Associated Press

Grace Johnson, a student at Santa Fe High School in Texas, center, speaks during a roundtable discussion in Austin, Texas, Thursday, May 24, 2018, hosted by Texas Gov. Gregg Abbott to address safety and security at Texas schools in the wake of the shooting at Santa Fe. Thursday's roundtable included victims, students, families and educators from the Santa Fe, Alpine and Sutherland Springs communities. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

The Latest: Mourners told student brave ‘beyond his years’

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Brazilian couple found guilty in Texas kidnapping case

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Houston man gets 7 life terms in prison for 7 rapes

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Houston Texans players join in a prayer circle at a memorial for the Santa Fe High School shooting victims outside the school Wednesday, May 23, 2018, in Santa Fe, Texas. ( Godofredo A. Vasquez /Houston Chronicle via AP)

Texas shooting survivors seek purpose in shadow of Parkland

By CLAIRE GALOFARO - Associated Press

Santa Fe High School freshman, Jai Gillard writes messages on each of the 10 crosses in front the school Monday, May 21, 2018, in Santa Fe. Gillard, was in the art class Friday morning, knew all of the victims of the shooting. Texas Governor Greg Abbott has called for a moment of silence at 10 a.m. and came to the school to participate. (Steve Gonzales/Houston Chronicle via AP)

The Latest: Houston Astros honor school shooting victims

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Harvey-damaged courthouse in Houston to reopen in early June

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Santa Fe High School graduates bow their heads in prayer during a Baccalaureate service Sunday, May 20, 2018, in Santa Fe, Texas. A gunman opened fire inside Santa Fe High School Friday, May 18, 2018, killing multiple people. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

The Latest: Moment of silence planned to honor Texas victims

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Abdul Aziz Sheikh, left, father of Sabika Sheikh, a victim of a shooting at a Texas high school, comforts to an elderly woman arriving for condolence to his daughter at his home in Karachi, Pakistan, Saturday, May 19, 2018. The Pakistani foreign exchange student is among those killed in the shooting, according to a leader at a program for foreign exchange students and the Pakistani Embassy in Washington, D.C. Megan Lysaght, manager of the Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange &amp; Study Abroad program (YES), sent a letter to students in the program confirming that Sabika Sheikh was killed in the shooting. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)

School shooting victims remembered as sweet, hardworking

By JUAN LOZANO and SARAH ZIMMERMAN - Associated Press

Santa Fe High School graduates bow their heads in prayer during a Baccalaureate service Sunday, May 20, 2018, in Santa Fe, Texas. A gunman opened fire inside Santa Fe High School Friday, May 18, 2018, killing multiple people. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Texas school shooting survivors face a ‘spiritual war zone’

By P. SOLOMON BANDA, NOMAAN MERCHANT and and PAUL J. WEBER - Associated Press

A tape cross with the initials of victims of the Santa Fe High School shooting is placed over the dugout of the Santa Fe baseball team before a baseball game against Kingwood Park High School in Deer Park, Texas, Saturday, May 19, 2018. A gunman opened fire inside Santa Fe High School Friday, May 18, 2018, killing at least 10 people. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

The Latest: Prosecutor wont’ release autopsies during probe

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This photo provided by Eric Sanders shows Texas shooting victim Cynthia Tisdale, top right, with her husband Recicie Tisdale, center and niece Olinde, left. Cynthia Tisdale, a substitute teacher who relatives say had a &quot;lust for life&quot; is among the first confirmed victims of Friday's mass shooting at a Texas high school.

For school shooting victims, future plans dashed by tragedy

By JUAN LOZANO and SARAH ZIMMERMAN - Associated Press

A tape cross with the initials of victims of the Santa Fe High School shooting is placed over the dugout of the Santa Fe baseball team before a baseball game against Kingwood Park High School in Deer Park, Texas, Saturday, May 19, 2018. A gunman opened fire inside Santa Fe High School Friday, May 18, 2018, killing at least 10 people. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Texas mourners endure grief that ‘none of us can comprehend’

By JUAN A. LOZANO and CLAIRE GALOFARO - Associated Press

FILE - In this Monday, May 14, 2018, file photo, Houston Rockets guard James Harden, left, talks with teammate Chris Paul (3) during the first half of Game 1 of the NBA basketball Western Conference Finals against the Golden State Warriors in Houston. The Rockets are feeling good after routing the Warriors in Game 2 to tie the Western Conference finals at 1-1. But they know they have a huge task ahead of them as they head to Oracle Arena, a place the Warriors have won an NBA-record tying 15 straight playoff games, for games 3 and 4 .(AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)

Rockets head into Game 3 confident after big win in Game 2

By KRISTIE RIEKEN - Associated Press

In this image taken from video law enforcement officers respond to a high school near Houston after an active shooter was reported on campus, Friday, May 18, 2018, in Santa Fe, Texas. The Santa Fe school district issued an alert Friday morning saying Santa Fe High School has been placed on lockdown. (KTRK-TV ABC13 via AP)

The Latest: Affidavit: Gunman didn’t shoot students he liked

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Houston Rockets guard James Harden, right, and forward Luc Mbah a Moute vie for a loose ball during the first half of Game 2 of the NBA basketball playoffs Western Conference finals against the Golden State Warriors, Wednesday, May 16, 2018, in Houston. (AP Photo/Eric Christian Smith)

Rockets rout Warriors 127-105 to tie series at 1-all

By KRISTIE RIEKEN - Associated Press