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        <p>Texas Governor Greg Abbott declared a state of disaster for 30 Texas counties and evacuations have begun. A hurricane warning has been issued from Port Mansfield to Sargent, Texas. A storm surge of up to 12 feet (3.7 meters) may occur near the Padre Island National Seashore to Sargent. Storm surge accounts for close to half of all hurricane deaths.</p><p>Harvey may dump as much as&#xA0;35 inches on areas of Texas over the next week. The Federal Emergency Management Agency is sending staff and food and water supplies to the region.</p><p data-tout-type="story"><a itemscope="itemscope" itemprop="StoryLink" href="/news/terminal/OV71TLSYF01V" title="Click for full story" class="terminal-news-story" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"><meta itemprop="active" content="true"><meta itemprop="type" content="StoryLink"><meta itemprop="suid" content="OV71TLSYF01V">How to Track Harvey&#x2019;s Path Through Texas and Its Refineries</a></p><aside class="inline-newsletter" data-state="ready"></aside><p>Hurricane Ike, a Category 2 storm when it struck near the mouth of the Houston Ship Channel in 2008, killed 103 people across the Caribbean and the U.S., including at least 21 in Texas, Louisiana and Arkansas. 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<a itemscope="itemscope" itemprop="StoryLink" href="/quote/DCP:US" title="Company Overview" rel="nofollow noopener"><meta itemprop="active" content="true"><meta itemprop="type" content="SecurityLink"><meta itemprop="url" content="bbg://securities/DCP%20US%20Equity"><meta itemprop="security" content="DCP US Equity">DCP Midstream LP</a><a itemscope="itemscope" itemprop="StoryLink" href="/news/terminal/OV7P5B6JIJUP" title="DCP Shutting Gas Capacity; EOG Halting Gas Output in Texas" class="terminal-news-story" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"><meta itemprop="active" content="true"><meta itemprop="type" content="StoryLink"><meta itemprop="suid" content="OV7P5B6JIJUP">shut</a> gas capacity in south-central Texas; and <a itemscope="itemscope" itemprop="StoryLink" href="/quote/ENB:CN" title="Company Overview" rel="nofollow noopener"><meta itemprop="active" content="true"><meta itemprop="type" content="SecurityLink"><meta itemprop="url" content="bbg://securities/ENB%20CN%20Equity"><meta itemprop="security" content="ENB CN Equity">Enbridge Inc.</a> evacuated non-essential workers from some platforms</li><li>Soybean futures climbed Thursday as crops in Louisiana and Mississippi may be damaged; 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