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Hermine Leaves Damage in its WakeTuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 12:22PMRIO GRANDE VALLEY - Tropical Storm Hermine is lashing Texas with heavy rain and 65 mile per hour winds. As many as 30,000 homes are without power in the Rio Grande Valley.

House Of BonesTuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 12:20PMThere are a lot of skeletons in the closet in one Huntsville, Texas house.

Getting the kids to classTuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 12:18PMSchool truancy laws are set in stone, mandated by the state of Texas.If a child misses three days of class in a four-week period, or 10 classes in a six-month period, he or she is truant.

With Eye on Redistricting, G.O.P. Primed for Statehouse GainsTuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 12:13PMMany state legislatures will play a major role in the once-a-decade process of redrawing the boundaries of Congressional districts.

30,000 Homes in Brownsville Powerless due to HermineTuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 12:10PMBROWNSVILLE, Texas (AP) - More than 30,000 homes are without power in south Texas after Tropical Storm Hermine (hur-MEEN') rolled into the region. An online outage map for electric provider AEP Texas says more than 26,000 homes in Cameron County didn't have power Tuesday morning hours after Hermine rolled in Texas.

Builders Care: Industry association comes to the aid of a homeowner in needTuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 12:01PMJulia Fraser felt like the roof was caving in on her. Maybe because it was. Fraser’s home in Bonita Springs had quite a few issues, but the 4-foot by 8-foot hole in the living room ceiling, where for months, the water poured in when the rains came, was the one that had her at her wit’s end. A local music teacher hit hard by the tough economy, she could not afford the needed repairs.

Border Patrol Agent Saves Man From CanalTuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 6:05AMA man who fell into the canal in south El Paso was rescued by a Border Patrol agent.

Storm Hermine slams northeast MexicoTuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 6:02AMPowerful Tropical Storm Hermine slammed into far northeastern Mexico and then barreled into U.S. territory early Tuesday, threatening storm surges, flash floods and tornadoes on both sides of the border.

Tropical Storm Hermine crosses into TexasTuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 6:02AMMcALLEN, Texas — Tropical Storm Hermine rolled into south Texas early today, bringing heavy rains and strong winds to an area battered by Hurricane Alex earlier this summer.