(AP) – Texas has elevated the alert level of its state operations center as severe storms and possible flooding could affect parts of the state through the Memorial Day weekend.
Texas Governor Greg Abbott ordered the elevated status for the center in the wake of torrential rain that damaged homes and prompted evacuations in Central and Southeast Texas.
Representatives from various state agencies have reported to the center in Austin to coordinate Texas’ response to the bad weather.
One of the areas affected by the rainfall, Bastrop County, has issued a disaster declaration after about 100 homes were damaged.
Bastrop County Judge Paul Pape says this is the fifth disaster declaration he’s issued since the Memorial Day weekend in 2015. Four were for flooding and one was for fire damage.
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