DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) — Airbnb is offering free rooms for both those evacuating Hurricane Harvey and first responders heading to the Texas coast. It’s part of their disaster response program, which Airbnb began back in 2012 when Tropical Storm Sandy hit the east coast. The program has been activated through September 1st. A spokesperson with…… MORE
(CNN) – As Hurricane Harvey gains strength, residents along the Texas coast aren’t taking any chances; they’re filling sandbags, stocking up on water and boarding up windows. In Corpus Christi, where Harvey could make landfall and Mayor Joe McComb has issued a voluntary evacuation order, Walmart shelves were clearing quickly, as the city canceled Friday’s…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – A Dallas Fire and Rescue Task Force has been sent to South Texas by the state in anticipation of Hurricane Harvey hitting the Texas Coast. 70 members of Task Team 2 are headed to San Antonio to assist with any necessary water rescues. “From there they will be given various assignments and…… MORE
(CNN) — South Texas residents are filling sandbags, stocking up on water and boarding up windows ahead of Hurricane Harvey, a system that was upgraded from a tropical storm Thursday. The hurricane is expected to make landfall Friday evening as a Category 1 storm in Corpus Christi, Texas, then stall over the state, the National Hurricane Center…… MORE
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – A federal judge has once again thrown out Texas’ voter ID law in the latest court defeat for state Republican lawmakers over voting rights. U.S. District Judge Nelva Gonzales Ramos on Wednesday rejected a weakened version of the law signed by Republican Gov. Greg Abbott earlier this year. Texas had made…… MORE