For now, it's a safe place for people to go who can't get back into their neighborhoods.

If people want to help the families affected by the flooding, the best way to do that is with financial contributions to the Red Cross. It's more efficient when we can purchase in bulk.

We are going to start damage assessment this morning and decide how to help families determine whether it's safe to go back home.

It looks like Houston and Dallas are going to be the sites for receiving long-term evacuees.

It's been a really wild day.

My mother was out there with a garden hose. She lives in Arlington, near the Mansfield border. She's OK, but it's representative of what's been going on all afternoon.