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			DDO.userData.userType = localStorage.getItem("metricsUserType")||"";
			if(localStorage.getItem("janrainCaptureReturnExperienceData")){
				DDO.userData.userProfileID = JSON.parse(localStorage.getItem("janrainCaptureReturnExperienceData"))["uuid"] ||"";
			}
		}
		pubsub.subscribe("authn-login", function(event, data){
			if(autoLogin){
				pubsub.publish("session-found");
			}
			DDO.userData.userStatus = 'registered';
			DDO.userData.userActive = 'logged-in';
			DDO.userData.userType = 'standard';
			if(hasLocalStorage){
				localStorage.setItem("metricsUserStatus", DDO.userData.userStatus);
				localStorage.setItem("metricsUserActive", DDO.userData.userActive);
				localStorage.setItem("metricsUserType", DDO.userData.userType);
			}
			DDO.userData.userProfileID = data.uuid;
			DDO.dependentEventCheck('authn');
		});
		pubsub.subscribe("authn-anonymous", function(event, data){
			DDO.userData.userStatus = 'not registered';
			DDO.userData.userActive = 'not logged-in';
			DDO.userData.userType = 'anonymous';
			delete DDO.userData.userProfileID;
			if(hasLocalStorage){
				localStorage.setItem("metricsUserStatus", DDO.userData.userStatus);
				localStorage.setItem("metricsUserActive", DDO.userData.userActive);
				localStorage.setItem("metricsUserType", DDO.userData.userType);
			}
			DDO.dependentEventCheck('authn');
			DDO.dependentEventCheck('authz');
		});
		pubsub.subscribe("authn-modal-open", function(event, data){
			if(typeof(window.janrainClickTracker)!="undefined"){
				if(typeof(DDO.loginEventClickNumber)!="undefined"){
					if(window.janrainClickTracker == DDO.loginEventClickNumber){
						return;
					}
				}
				DDO.loginEventClickNumber = window.janrainClickTracker;
			}
			DDO.action('loginEvent_start');
			autoLogin = false;
		});
 		pubsub.subscribe("login-complete", function(event, data){
			if(!autoLogin){
				DDO.action('loginEvent_complete');
			}
		});
		pubsub.subscribe("authn-logout", function(event, data){
			DDO.userData.userStatus = 'not registered';
			DDO.userData.userActive = 'not logged-in';
			DDO.userData.userType = 'anonymous';
			delete DDO.userData.userProfileID;
			if(hasLocalStorage){
				localStorage.setItem("metricsUserStatus", DDO.userData.userStatus);
				localStorage.setItem("metricsUserActive", DDO.userData.userActive);
				localStorage.setItem("metricsUserType", DDO.userData.userType);
			}
			DDO.action('loginEvent_logout');
		});	
		
		pubsub.subscribe("session-found", function(){
			autoLogin = true;
			if(hasLocalStorage){
				currentCookie = localStorage.getItem("cmg-metricsReturnUserCookie");
				if(currentCookie != null){
					currentCookie = JSON.parse(currentCookie);
				}else{
						currentCookie = {timestamp:Math.floor(Date.now() / 1000)}
						localStorage.setItem("cmg-metricsReturnUserCookie", JSON.stringify(currentCookie));
				}
				if ((Math.floor(Date.now() / 1000) - currentCookie['timestamp'])>1800){
					triggerReturnUser = true;
					currentCookie = {timestamp:Math.floor(Date.now() / 1000)}
					localStorage.setItem("cmg-metricsReturnUserCookie", JSON.stringify(currentCookie))
				}
			}
			
		});
		
		// When user is auto-logged in.
		pubsub.subscribe("authn-login-return", function(event, data) {
			console.log("authn-login-return fired");
			if(triggerReturnUser){
			 	DDO.action('loginEvent_return-user');
			}
			 DDO.dependentEventCheck("authz");
		});
		pubsub.subscribe("registration-success", function(event, data) {
			DDO.action('loginEvent_new-user-register');
			
		});
		pubsub.subscribe("login-error", function(event, data) {
			DDO.action('loginEvent_error');
		});
	}
};
</script>






<script>
DDO.authz = {
	init: function(pubsub, $){
		pubsub.subscribe("authz-response", function(event, data){
			DDO.userData.userType = data.authorized ? 'premium' : 'standard'; 
			if(DDO.hasLocalStorage()){
				localStorage.setItem("metricsUserType", DDO.userData.userType);
			}
			DDO.dependentEventCheck('authz');
			if(window.janrainClickTracker != 0){
				console.log("authz")
				DDO.action('loginEvent_complete');
			}
		});
	}
};
</script>








<script>
window.breakpointArray = [1230, 990, 748] ;
DDO.breakpoint = {
	init: function(pubsub, $){
		
		DDO.pageData = DDO.pageData || {};
		if (typeof $ !== 'undefined') {
			var columns = getColumnNumber($(window).width());
		}
		DDO.pageData.pageLayout = columns + " column"
		DDO.dependentEventCheck('breakpoint');
		
		pubsub.subscribe("breakpoint", function(event, data){
			DDO.action("pageLayoutChange", data);
		});
	}
};

function getColumnNumber(width){
    breakpointArray = window.breakpointArray || 0;
    if(breakpointArray === 0){
        console.log("Breakpoint metrics tag not included in Methode frameset. Cannot compute column widths.")
        return false;
    }else{
        threeColumn = breakpointArray [0],
        twoColumn = breakpointArray[1],
        oneColumn = breakpointArray[2];
        if(width<= oneColumn){
            return 1;
        }else if(width>oneColumn &&  width <= twoColumn){
            return 2;
        }else if (width>twoColumn &&  width <= threeColumn) {
            return 3;
        }else if (width>threeColumn){
            return 4;
        }

    }

}
</script>






<script>
DDO.gallery = {
	init: function(pubsub, $){
		pubsub.subscribe("gallery-secondary", function(event, data){
			DDO.action('gallerySecondaryPhotoView');
		});
		pubsub.subscribe("gallery-opened", function(event, data){
			DDO.action('galleryOpened');
		});
	}
};
</script>






<script>
DDO.relatedObjects = {
	init: function(pubsub, $){
		pubsub.subscribe("related-objects", function(event, data){
			DDO.action("relatedObjects", {contentType:DDO.pageData.pageContentType});
		});
		pubsub.subscribe("non-gallery-photo", function(event, data){
			DDO.action("nonGalleryPhoto", {contentType:DDO.pageData.pageContentType});
		});
	}
};
</script>






<script>
DDO.breakingNews = {
	init: function(pubsub, $){
		pubsub.subscribe("breaking-news-banner", function(event, data){
			DDO.action("breakingNews", {contentType:DDO.pageData.pageContentType});
		});
		
		pubsub.subscribe("breaking-news-story", function(event, data){
			DDO.action('breakingNewsStory');
		});
	}
};
</script>






<script>
DDO.comment = {
	init: function(pubsub, $){
		pubsub.subscribe('comment-submit', function(event, data){
			DDO.action('commentSubmitted');
			// data should be like: {element:"[widget clicked]",action:"click"}
			DDO.action('interaction-click', data);
		});
		
		pubsub.subscribe('additional-comments', function(event, data){
			DDO.action('additionalComments', data);
		});
	}
};
</script>







<script>
DDO.socialShare = {
	init: function(pubsub, $){
		pubsub.subscribe("authn-social-share", function(event, data){
			DDO.action("socialClick", data);			
		});
	}
};
</script>








	<script>
var pubsub = window.pubsubcutioner || window.amplify || window.pubsub;
if(typeof(pubsub)=="undefined"){
	pubsub={
			subscribe:function(){
				if(window.pubsubcutioner || window.amplify){
					var pubsubProxy = window.pubsubcutioner || window.amplify;
					pubsubProxy.subscribe.apply(pubsubProxy, arguments);
					return;
				}
				if(typeof(DDO.deferredSubscribe) == "undefined"){
					DDO.deferredSubscribe = [];
				}
				DDO.deferredSubscribe.push(arguments);
			},
			publish:function(){
				if(window.pubsubcutioner || window.amplify){
					var pubsubProxy = window.pubsubcutioner || window.amplify;
					pubsubProxy.publish.apply(pubsubProxy, arguments);
					return;
				}
				if(typeof(DDO.deferredPublish) == "undefined"){
					DDO.deferredPublish = [];
				}
				DDO.deferredPublish.push(arguments);
			}
	};
	
}
</script>
	



    
    
    
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	<link href="/r/PortalConfig/common/assets/css/janrain/janrain-11535.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/>
	









	<div class="janrain-modals">
		<div style="display:none;" id="resetPassword">
		    <div class="cm-janrain-wrapper">
		        <span class="cm-janrain-h1">Change password</span>
		        {* newPasswordForm *}
		            {* newPassword *}
		            {* newPasswordConfirm *}
		            {* submitButton *}
		        {* /newPasswordForm *}
		    </div>
		</div>
		
		<div style="display:none;" id="resetPasswordSuccess">
		    <div class="cm-janrain-wrapper">
		        <span class="cm-janrain-h1">Your password has been changed</span>
		        <p>Password has been successfully updated.</p>
		        <a href="#" data-capturescreen='signIn' class="cmOpenJanrainModal capture_btn capture_primary">Sign in</a>
		    </div>
		</div>
		
		<div style="display:none;" id="forgotPasswordSuccess">
		    <div class="capture_header">
		        <span class="cm-janrain-h1">Email sent</span>
		    </div>
		    <p>We have sent you an email with a link to change your password.</p>
		</div>
		
		<div style="display:none;" id="resetPasswordRequestCode">
		    <div class="cm-janrain-wrapper">
		        <span class="cm-janrain-h1">Create a new password</span>
		        <p>We didn't recognize that password reset code. Enter your email address to get a new one.</p>
		        {* #forgotPasswordForm *}
		        {* forgotPassword_emailAddress *}
		        {* forgotPassword_sendButton *}
		        {* /forgotPasswordForm *}
		    </div>
		</div>
		
		<div style="display:none;" id="resetPasswordRequestCodeSuccess">
		    <div class="cm-janrain-wrapper">
		        <span class="cm-janrain-h1">Create a new password</span>
		        <p>We've sent an email with instructions to create a new password. Your existing password has not been changed.</p>
		        <a href="#" onclick="janrain.capture.ui.modal.close()" class="capture_btn capture_primary">Close</a>
		    </div>
		</div>
		
		<div style="display:none;" id="signIn">
		    <div class="cm-janrain-wrapper">
		        <div id="signIn_Container">
  <div class="cm-janrain-header">
    <!-- <img src="/images/logo.png" name="" class="header-logo" alt="Logo"/> -->
    <span class="cm-janrain-h1">Sign In</span>
  </div>
  <div class="container-fluid">
    <div class="row">

      <div class="col-lg-14"></div>
      <div class="col-lg-4">
        <div class="cm-janrain-or-divider">OR</div>
      </div>
      <div class="col-lg-14"></div>

      <div class="cm-login">
        <h2>Sign in using your Statesman.com profile</h2>
        <p>Need a Profile? <a href="#" id="cmJanrainRegistration" data-capturescreen="traditionalRegistration">Register Now.</a></p>
        
        {* #userInformationForm *}

          <div class="cm-form-label">*EMAIL</div>
          {* traditionalSignIn_emailAddress *}

          <div class="cm-form-label">*PASSWORD</div>
          <a href="#" data-capturescreen="forgotPassword">Forgot your password?</a>
          {* traditionalSignIn_password *}

          {* traditionalSignIn_signInButton *}
        {* /userInformationForm *}
      </div>
      <div class="cm-social-login">
        <h2>Sign in using your existing account</h2>
        {* loginWidget *}
      </div>
    </div>
  </div>
</div>
		    </div>
		</div>
		
		<div style="display:none;" id="returnSocial">
		    <div class="cm-janrain-wrapper">
		        <div id="signIn_Container">
  <div class="cm-janrain-header">
    <!-- <img src="/images/logo.png" name="" class="header-logo" alt="Logo"/> -->
    <span class="cm-janrain-h1">Sign In</span>
  </div>
  <div class="container-fluid">
    <div class="row">

      <div class="col-lg-14"></div>
      <div class="col-lg-4">
        <div class="cm-janrain-or-divider">OR</div>
      </div>
      <div class="col-lg-14"></div>

      <div class="cm-login">
        <h2>Sign in using your Statesman.com profile</h2>
        <p>Need a Profile? <a href="#" id="cmJanrainRegistration" data-capturescreen="traditionalRegistration">Register Now.</a></p>
        
        {* #userInformationForm *}

          <div class="cm-form-label">*EMAIL</div>
          {* traditionalSignIn_emailAddress *}

          <div class="cm-form-label">*PASSWORD</div>
          <a href="#" data-capturescreen="forgotPassword">Forgot your password?</a>
          {* traditionalSignIn_password *}

          {* traditionalSignIn_signInButton *}
        {* /userInformationForm *}
      </div>
      <div class="cm-social-login">
        <h2>Sign in using your existing account</h2>
        {* loginWidget *}
      </div>
    </div>
  </div>
</div>
		    </div>
		</div>
		
		<div style="display:none;" id="returnTraditional">
		    <div class="cm-janrain-wrapper">
		        <div id="signIn_Container">
  <div class="cm-janrain-header">
    <!-- <img src="/images/logo.png" name="" class="header-logo" alt="Logo"/> -->
    <span class="cm-janrain-h1">Sign In</span>
  </div>
  <div class="container-fluid">
    <div class="row">

      <div class="col-lg-14"></div>
      <div class="col-lg-4">
        <div class="cm-janrain-or-divider">OR</div>
      </div>
      <div class="col-lg-14"></div>

      <div class="cm-login">
        <h2>Sign in using your Statesman.com profile</h2>
        <p>Need a Profile? <a href="#" id="cmJanrainRegistration" data-capturescreen="traditionalRegistration">Register Now.</a></p>
        
        {* #userInformationForm *}

          <div class="cm-form-label">*EMAIL</div>
          {* traditionalSignIn_emailAddress *}

          <div class="cm-form-label">*PASSWORD</div>
          <a href="#" data-capturescreen="forgotPassword">Forgot your password?</a>
          {* traditionalSignIn_password *}

          {* traditionalSignIn_signInButton *}
        {* /userInformationForm *}
      </div>
      <div class="cm-social-login">
        <h2>Sign in using your existing account</h2>
        {* loginWidget *}
      </div>
    </div>
  </div>
</div>
		    </div>
		</div>
		
		<div style="display:none;" id="socialRegistration">
		    <div class="cm-janrain-wrapper">
		        <span class="cm-janrain-h1">You're Almost Done!</span>
		        <h2>Please confirm the information below before signing in.</h2>
		        <div class="cm-janrain-required">*Required</div>
		        {* #socialRegistrationForm *}
		            {* socialRegistration_displayName *}
		            {* socialRegistration_emailAddress *}
		
		            <div class="cm-janrain-tocnotice">By submitting your registration information, you agree to our
		              <a href="#" target="_blank">Visitor Agreement</a> and <a href="#" target="_blank">Privacy Policy</a>.</div>
		            {* socialRegistration_signInButton *}
		        {* /socialRegistrationForm *}
		    </div>
		</div>
		
		<div style="display:none;" id="traditionalRegistration">
		    <div class="cm-janrain-wrapper">
		        <span class="cm-janrain-h1">Register</span>
		        <div class="cm-janrain-required">*Required</div>
		        {* #registrationForm *}
		
		            {* traditionalRegistration_emailAddress *}
		            {* traditionalRegistration_password *}
		            {* traditionalRegistration_passwordConfirm *}
		
		            {* traditionalRegistration_displayName *}
		            <div class="cm-janrain-tocnotice">By submitting your registration information, you agree to our
		              <a href="#" target="_blank">Visitor Agreement</a> and <a href="#" target="_blank">Privacy Policy</a>.</div>
		
		            {* createAccountButton *}
		        {* /registrationForm *}
		    </div>
		</div>
		
		<div style="display:none;" id="traditionalRegistrationBlank">
		    <div class="cm-janrain-wrapper">
		        <span class="cm-janrain-h1">Create a New Account</span>
		        <div class="cm-janrain-required">*Required</div>
		        {* #registrationFormBlank *}
		
		            {* traditionalRegistration_emailAddressBlank *}
		            {* traditionalRegistration_passwordBlank *}
		            {* traditionalRegistration_passwordConfirmBlank *}
		            {* traditionalRegistration_displayName *}
		            <div class="cm-janrain-tocnotice">By submitting your registration information, you agree to our
		                <a href="#" target="blank">Visitor Agreement</a> and <a href="#" target="blank">Privacy Policy</a>.</div>
		
		            {* createAccountButton *}
		        {* /registrationForm *}
		    </div>
		</div>
		
		<div style="display:none;" id="registrationSuccess">
		    <div class="cm-janrain-wrapper">
		        <span class="cm-janrain-h1">Just One More Thing...</span>
		        <p>We have sent you a verification email. Please check your email and click on the link to activate your Statesman.com profile.</p>
		        <p>If you do not receive the verification message within a few minutes of signing up, please check your Spam or Junk folder.</p>
		        <span onclick="janrain.capture.ui.modal.close()" class="capture_btn capture_primary">Close</span>
		    </div>
		</div>
		
		<div style="display:none;" id="registrationSuccessConfirmed">
		    <div class="cm-janrain-wrapper">
		        <span class="cm-janrain-h1">Thank you for registering!</span>
		        <p>We look forward to seeing you on Statesman.com frequently. Visit us and sign in to update your profile, receive the latest news and keep up to date with mobile alerts.</p>
		        <p>
		        Click <a href="#"  onclick="janrain.capture.ui.modal.close()">here</a> to return to the page you were visiting.
		        </p>
		    </div>
		</div>
		
		<div style="display:none;" id="forgotPassword">
		    <div class="cm-janrain-wrapper">
		        <span class="cm-janrain-h1">Create a new password</span>
		        <p>Don't worry, it happens. We'll send you a link to create a new password.</p>
		        {* #forgotPasswordForm *}
		        {* forgotPassword_emailAddress *}
		        {* forgotPassword_sendButton *}
		        {* /forgotPasswordForm *}
		    </div>
		</div>
		
		<div style="display:none;" id="forgotPasswordSuccess">
		    <div class="cm-janrain-wrapper">
		        <span class="cm-janrain-h1">Email sent</span>
		        <p>We have sent you an email with a link to change your password.</p>
		        <a href="#" onclick="janrain.capture.ui.modal.close()" class="capture_btn capture_primary">Close</a>
		    </div>
		</div>
		
		<div style="display:none;" id="mergeAccounts">
		    {* mergeAccounts *}
		</div>
		
		<div style="display:none;" id="traditionalAuthenticateMerge">
		    <div class="cm-janrain-wrapper">
		        <span class="cm-janrain-h1">Sign in to complete account merge</span>
		        {* #tradAuthenticateMergeForm *}
		            {* traditionalSignIn_emailAddress *}
		            {* mergePassword *}
		            {* backButton *}
		            {* traditionalSignIn_signInButton *}
		        {* /tradAuthenticateMergeForm *}
		    </div>
		</div>
		
		<div style="display:none;" id="resendVerification">
		    <div class="cm-janrain-wrapper">
		        <div class="capture_header">
		            <span class="cm-janrain-h1">Resend Email Verification</span>
		        </div>
		        <p>Click submit to receive another verification email</p>
		        {* #resendVerificationForm *}
		            {* traditionalSignIn_emailAddress *}
		            <div class="capture_footer">
		                <input type="submit" value="Submit" class="capture_btn capture_primary" />
		            </div>
		         {* /resendVerificationForm *}
		     </div>
		</div>
		
		<div style="display:none;" id="resendVerificationSuccess">
		    <div class="cm-janrain-wrapper">
		        <div class="capture_header">
		            <span class="cm-janrain-h1">Your Verification Email Has Been Sent</span>
		        </div>
		        <div class="hr"></div>
		        <p>Check your email for a verification link</p>
		        <div class="capture_footer">
		            <button onclick="janrain.capture.ui.modal.close()" class="capture_btn capture_primary">Close</button>
		        </div>
		    </div>
		</div>
		
		<div style="display: none" id="verifyEmailSuccess">
		    <div class="cm-janrain-wrapper">
		        <span class="cm-janrain-h1">Thanks for verifying your email address.</span>
		        <p>You're now logged in.</p>
		        <div class="capture_footer">
		            <button onclick="janrain.capture.ui.modal.close()" class="capture_btn capture_primary">Close</button>
		        </div>
		    </div>
		</div>
		
		<div style="display: none" id="verifyEmail">
		    <div class="cm-janrain-wrapper">
		        <div class="cm-traditional-signin">
		          <span class="cm-janrain-h1">Sign In</span>
		          <h2>It looks like you are already verified. If you still have trouble signing in, you probably need a <a href="#" data-capturescreen="resendVerification">new confirmation link email.</a></h2>
		          {* #userInformationForm *}
		            {* traditionalSignIn_emailAddress *}
		            {* traditionalSignIn_password *}
		            {* traditionalSignIn_signInButton *}
		            <div class="capture_centerText switchLink">
		              <a href="#" data-cancelcapturereturnexperience="true">
		                Use another account
		              </a>
		            </div>
		          {* /userInformationForm *}
		        </div>
		    </div>
		</div>
		<div style="display:none;" id="resetPassword">
    <div class="cm-janrain-wrapper" dataType="changePasswordLink">
        <span class="cm-janrain-h1">Change password</span>
        {* newPasswordForm *}
            {* newPassword *}
            {* newPasswordConfirm *}
            {* submitButton *}
        {* /newPasswordForm *}
    </div>
</div>

<div style="display:none;" id="resetPasswordSuccess">
    <div class="cm-janrain-wrapper">
        <span class="cm-janrain-h1">Your password has been changed</span>
        <p>Password has been successfully updated.</p>
        <a href="#" class="cmOpenJanrainModal capture_btn capture_primary">Sign in</a>
    </div>
</div>

<div style="display:none;" id="forgotPasswordSuccess">
    <div class="capture_header">
        <span class="cm-janrain-h1">Email sent</span>
    </div>
    <p>We have sent you an email with a link to change your password.</p>
</div>

<div style="display:none;" id="resetPasswordRequestCode">
    <div class="cm-janrain-wrapper">
        <span class="cm-janrain-h1">Create a new password</span>
        <p>We didn't recognize that password reset code. Enter your email address to get a new one.</p>
        {* #forgotPasswordForm *}
        {* forgotPassword_emailAddress *}
        {* forgotPassword_sendButton *}
        {* /forgotPasswordForm *}
    </div>
</div>

<div style="display:none;" id="resetPasswordRequestCodeSuccess">
    <div class="cm-janrain-wrapper">
        <span class="cm-janrain-h1">Create a new password</span>
        <p>We've sent an email with instructions to create a new password. Your existing password has not been changed.</p>
        <a href="#" onclick="janrain.capture.ui.modal.close()" class="capture_btn capture_primary">Close</a>
    </div>
</div>
		<div style="display: none" id="verifyEmailSuccess">
    <div class="cm-janrain-wrapper">
        <span class="cm-janrain-h1">Thanks for verifying your email address.</span>
        <p>You're now logged in.</p>
        <div class="capture_footer">
            <div class="dss_link_act">
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<strong>10:50 p.m. update:&nbsp;</strong>As the Harris County medical examiner continues to conduct autopsies on people who died during Hurricane Harvey or its aftermath, the county&rsquo;s estimated death toll has risen to 32.</p></div>					
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						<p>The medical examiner has confirmed that 25 people died due to Harvey&rsquo;s destruction, and there are an additional seven deaths the office is investigating that may be potentially linked to the storm, but officials are awaiting autopsy results before they list them as confirmed victims.</p></div>					
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						<p>Additionally, in Newton County in East Texas, the sheriff&rsquo;s office reported that 61-year-old Clementine Thomas died Wednesday after she was swept off a highway into floodwaters in her vehicle,&nbsp;<a href="http://kfdm.com/news/local/newton-county-woman-61-dies-in-floodwater" target="_blank">KFDM-TV reported today</a>. Several people tried in vain to save her.</p></div>					
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						<p>The American-Statesman has so far identified 51 people whose deaths were Harvey-related, including the seven victims whose autopsies are pending in Harris County.</p></div>					
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						<p>All the victims in Harris County, save for 25-year-old Andrew Pasek who was electrocuted when he stepped on a live electrical wire in the water, died from drowning, the Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences said. The institute has since removed a victim &mdash; 82-year-old Ronald Zaring &mdash; from its list of Harvey victims. Zaring, a hurricane evacuee, was found unresponsive on a bus. He died of pneumonia, and his death was classified as a natural cause death.</p></div>					
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						<p>The institute released the following names of victims today:</p></div>					
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<li>Batool Qasem, 76, was found floating in floodwaters near a vehicle.</li>

<li>Benito Juarez, 42, was found face-down in a parking lot after flood waters receded.</li>

<li>Calvin Montalbano, 54, was found in a grassy area near the East Texas Freeway.</li>

<li>Jorge Perez, 33, and Yahir Rubio-Vizuet, 45, were found floating in floodwaters.</li>

<li>The Saldivars, a family of six, died after their van was pulled into floodwaters.</li>

<li>Wilma Ellis, 73, was found floating in floodwaters.</li>

<li>Ruben Jordan, a high school football coach, was found floating in a tree in floodwaters. Read a&nbsp;<a href="http://www.chron.com/news/houston-weather/hurricaneharvey/article/houstonchronicle.com/neighborhood/bayarea/article/hurricane-harvey-victim-clear-creek-football-12159550.php" target="_blank" title="Read the story">Houston Chronicle sports news story&nbsp;</a>on him, published before his death was confirmed.</li>

<li>Martin Salazar, 49, was found in a ditch after he evacuated his home.</li>

<li>Michael Tucker, 66, was found floating in 4 feet of water after he left his home.</li>

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<strong>6 p.m. update:&nbsp;</strong>Additional water could flood parts of Southeast Texas over the next several days as Neches and Sabine rivers are expected to crest.</p></div>					
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						<p>Both rivers could reach their highest levels by Saturday, but a flood threat exists in those areas until the middle of next week, said Jonathan Brazzell, hydrologist with the National Weather Service offices in Lake Charles.</p></div>					
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						<p>&ldquo;There&rsquo;s already homes flooded&rdquo; in those areas, he said.</p></div>					
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						<p>The Neches River has already wreaked havoc in Beaumont, flooding homes in the northern end of the city. The main water pump that provides water for the city is also in the river and it&rsquo;s been knocked out, cutting off service for all residents Thursday.</p></div>					
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						<p>The Sabine River which travels through cities of Orange and Deweyville along the Texas-Louisiana border could crest a little later than the Neches River, affecting nearby areas into the middle of next week.</p></div>					
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<strong>4:15 p.m. update:&nbsp;</strong>Army crews rescued 183 people from two nursing homes in Port Arthur on Wednesday, Army officials said.</p></div>					
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						<p>Soldiers launched 11 helicopters to pick up the nursing home residents and staff and flew them to Conroe.</p></div>					
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<strong>4 p.m. update:&nbsp;</strong>More than 270,000 people have signed up for FEMA aid in Harris County, according to the&nbsp;<a href="http://www.chron.com/news/houston-weather/hurricaneharvey/article/Houston-hunkers-to-Harvey-braces-for-long-storm-12003388.php" target="_blank">Houston Chronicle</a>.</p></div>					
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						<p>Teams of officials have been sent to shelters to register people so they can receive assistance to pay for temporary housing, repairs and replace lost possessions.</p></div>					
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<a href="https://www.fema.gov/news-release/2017/08/31/unified-response-efforts-underway-response-storm" target="_blank">FEMA officials say that they&rsquo;ve paid out $57 million</a> in assistance to 90,000 people affected by the storm and that 37,000 claims have been made in Texas through the National Flood Insurance Program.</p></div>					
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						<p>The easiest way to register for aid is through&nbsp;<a href="https://www.fema.gov/news-release/2017/08/31/unified-response-efforts-underway-response-storm" target="_blank">www.DisasterAssistance.gov</a>.</p></div>					
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<strong>2:40 p.m. update:&nbsp;</strong>Police are investigating a third Tropical Storm Harvey-related death in Beaumont.</p></div>					
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						<p>Carol Riley, spokeswoman for the Beaumont Police Department, did not have details of the incident readily available but said that the person apparently drowned.</p></div>					
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						<p>Beaumont police have already reported two other deaths related to Harvey.</p></div>					
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						<p>Colette Sulcer, a 41-year-old Beaumont resident, was killed after she and her 3-year-old daughter were swept away in flood waters after they escaped their vehicle near Interstate 10 Tuesday, according to police. The girl was found clinging to Sulcer, who was unresponsive.</p></div>					
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						<p>Police said the girl is recovering well in a hospital.</p></div>					
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						<p>The second body was found in water about 7:25 a.m. Wednesday in the northern part of Beaumont. Police said the death appears to be related to the storm.</p></div>					
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						<p>Shelters at the Beaumont Civic Center and at Lamar University continue to operate despite city officials&rsquo; making plans to transport people to other shelters.</p></div>					
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						<p>According to the civic center&rsquo;s director, many people have left the shelter voluntarily after the city&rsquo;s water service was knocked out.</p></div>					
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						<p>Riley said that the shelters were never meant to be permanent, adding that the storm was an &ldquo;unprecedented catastrophe.&rdquo;</p></div>					
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						<p>She said drinkable water is being transported into the city by air, ground and through floodwaters. The city will set up stations to distribute water to the community as officials work to restore service.</p></div>					
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						<p>People, particularly in the northern part of the city where it was hardest hit, are still being rescued.</p></div>					
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						<p>Although one Beaumont hospital evacuated their patients because of the lack of water service, the largest hospital in the area Christus St. Elizabeth is operating off of wells,&nbsp;<a href="http://www.beaumontenterprise.com/news/article/Christus-St-Elizabeth-open-using-wells-12164389.php" target="_blank">according to the Beaumont Enterprise.</a>
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<strong>12:40 p.m. update:&nbsp;</strong>The Harris County medical examiner&rsquo;s office has confirmed that 18 people in the county have been killed by Hurricane Harvey.</p></div>					
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<span><a href="https://ifs.harriscountytx.gov/Documents/HarrisCountyHarvey-RelatedDeaths.pdf" target="_blank">The Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences added to the list</a> the names of six family members who died after a van that they were in plunged into the rushing waters of Greens Bayou early Sunday.&nbsp;</span>
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						<p>Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said that four children &mdash; now identified as six-year-old Daisy Saldivar, eight-year-old Xavier Adam Saldivar, 14-year-old Dominic Salidvar and 16-year-old Devorah Saldivar &mdash; were riding in the back of the white utility van. They were separated by a metal partition from the front of a vehicle where their great grandparents Belia Rojas Saldivar, 81, and Manuel Q. Saldivar, 84, were seated. The couple also died.</p></div>					
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						<p>Gonzalez said the van&rsquo;s driver managed to escape and by the time he flagged down sheriff&rsquo;s deputies for help, the van was already four feet under water. He was in his brother&rsquo;s van rescuing his parents and family members, according to the Associated Press.</p></div>					
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<span>For other names of victims,&nbsp;<a href="http://www.statesman.com/news/state--regional/storm-update-additional-harvey-victims-identified/V5d0J5QAz8qUqP0PhJAHFP/" target="_blank">visit here</a>.</span>
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<strong>11:45 a.m. update:</strong> Without knowing when water service will be restored, Beaumont city officials are evacuating people from shelters.</p></div>					
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						<p>&ldquo;We are working closely with Gov. Abbott to a develop a plan for securing future shelters in the next 24 hours,&rdquo; said Beaumont Mayor Becky Ames during a news conference Thursday.</p></div>					
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						<p>About a 1,500 people were at shelters in the Beaumont Civic Center and Lamar University.</p></div>					
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						<p>Record flooding has knocked out the city&rsquo;s main water pump in the rising Neches River and until water levels recede, it will be difficult for city officials to make repairs, said city manager Kyle Hayes. The river is expected to crest Saturday. Hayes added that they are working on a different location for the pump and bottled water is being delivered to the city.</p></div>					
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						<p>City officials said Thursday, restoring water is one of the most pressing issues for the city even as people continue to be rescued from their homes across the area. According to a Facebook group&nbsp;<a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/HurricaneHarveyRescueGoldenTriangle/" target="_blank">Hurricane Harvey Rescue Golden Triangle</a>, people in flooded homes are still stranded requesting rescue.</p></div>					
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						<p>&ldquo;Beaumont is basically on an island,&rdquo; said Carol Riley, spokeswoman for the Beaumont Police Department.</p></div>					
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						<p>Almost 200 patients from Baptist Hospitals of Southeast Texas in Beaumont are also being evacuated because of lack of water.</p></div>					
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						<p>&ldquo;Due to the failure of the city&rsquo;s water pump, it is in the best interest of our current patients to transfer to other acute care facilities. We have no other alternative but to discontinue all services which will include emergency services,&rdquo;&nbsp;<a href="https://www.facebook.com/BHSET/" target="_blank">according to a statement the hospital put on Facebook</a>.</p></div>					
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						<p>According to KFDM-TV, hospital officials said patients will be transferred to different hospitals in the state.</p></div>					
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						<p>Meanwhile, residents waiting to purchase water have formed long lines outside of stores across the city. At a Kroger supermarket, the wait is as long as two hours, according to KFDM-TV.</p></div>					
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						<p>Surrounding counties still have water service.</p></div>					
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						<p>Beaumont fire officials are arranging delivery of water tanks from neighboring communities to fight any potential fires.</p></div>					
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<strong>Earlier:</strong> As Harvey moved north into the Mississippi River Valley as a weakened tropical depression on Thursday, communities on the Texas Gulf Coast continued their struggle to recover from the storm&rsquo;s destructive wake.</p></div>					
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						<p>Overnight, officials in Beaumont &mdash; a city of 118,000 about 75 miles east of Houston &mdash; reported that the storm had knocked out its water supply.</p></div>					
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						<p>&ldquo;Due to rising waters of the Neches River caused by Tropical Storm Harvey, the city of Beaumont has lost service from the main pump station,&rdquo; the city said in a statement. &ldquo;The city has also lost the secondary water source at the Loeb wells in Hardin County. At this time there is no water supply for the city water system.&rdquo;</p></div>					
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						<p>Officials said they would have to wait for floodwaters to recede before determining the extent of the damage and making repairs.</p></div>					
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						<p>&ldquo;There is no way to determine how long this will take at this time,&rdquo; the city statement said.</p></div>					
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						<p>The pump station on the Neches River draws water from the river as the city&rsquo;s main source of water, Beaumont officials said.</p></div>					
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						<p>Beaumont, which received nearly 30 inches of rain in the past three days, remained under a flood warning until further notice, according to the National Weather Service.</p></div>					
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						<p>Later on Thursday, Vice President Mike Pence is scheduled to travel to the Texas Gulf Coast &ldquo;to visit with those affected by Hurricane Harvey and assess the damage&rdquo; the White House announced.</p></div>					
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						<p>A handful of Cabinet members from the Trump administration, including Energy Secretary and former Gov. Rick Perry, will be traveling with Pence to Corpus Christi and Rockport.</p></div>					
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						<p>Gov. Greg Abbott and U.S. Rep. Blake Farenthold &mdash; whose district includes areas hit hardest when Harvey came ashore last weekend, including Port Aransas, Aransas Pass, Rockport, Bayside and Refugio &mdash; also will be part of Pence&rsquo;s entourage during the visit to Rockport.</p></div>					
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						<p>Hurricane Harvey made its first landfall near Port Aransas last Friday as a Category 4 hurricane producing sustained winds of about 130 mph.</p></div>					
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						<p>President Donald Trump, who visited Corpus Christi and Austin on Tuesday for briefings with local officials, plans to return to Texas on Saturday and possibly visit storm-ravaged parts of Louisiana.</p></div>					
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