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Texas' $61 billion request to the federal government for Harvey aid includes almost $5 billion for 70 projects in Southeast Texas, including buyouts for thousands of homes in flood-prone areas, drainage improvements and a "coastal spine" for Orange County.
The projects, detailed in a presentation by Texas officials in Washington last week, are part of a massive federal aid request that's unlikely to be funded in full but outlines the scope of damage and a "wish list" for future protection.

In the 11 weeks since Harvey's landfall in Southeast Texas, the floodwaters have receded, classes and work have resumed, and locals have celebrated the Astros' World Series win.
Absent obvious lingering signs of the tropical storm's devastations, life has moved on for many, particularly in Beaumont, the region's city center.
But people like Amanda Allison and her Vidor family remain as trapped in poor living conditions as they were by floodwaters, their days now bookended in trailers parked on their property.

Students at two BISD campuses are being moved for the day due to a City of Beaumont water issue, the district announced.

Orange Police are investigating what they believe was a large fight in the parking lot of a convenience store that escalated to gunfire Sunday night.