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class="_3hC-4fd3CD_1HGHDYNLmvh">Courtesy of Ellentube.com / </span></div></figcaption></div></section><article class="_1dDbjxIcDJCJHBqkqfW1iT"><div class="_1n5O5JCBy0X2fgT__p01I1"><div class="_2vsNgjm7aLO2NBaFXwx0rg"></div></div><div class="_1n5O5JCBy0X2fgT__p01I1 _1f6fgJSc8SOOMbO4X4v746"><div class="_2vsNgjm7aLO2NBaFXwx0rg"><div class="_3Wo_YLuQ_3IJu0NA2xIlWC"></div><p>Ellen DeGeneres announced in a video clip posted to her Twitter page that she will be donating $50,000 of her own money to assist victims of Hurricane Harvey in Houston.</p><section class="embedWidget ilAztU1gkTyPS7xNfLoiG Qn3DVnS2j9J1qpM8aMlV7"><div class="EGHVR_TidZieNH1c862bI"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Texas, I love you. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/HoustonStrong?src=hash">#HoustonStrong</a> <a href="https://t.co/z1ly4bFG7l">pic.twitter.com/z1ly4bFG7l</a></p>— Ellen DeGeneres (@TheEllenShow) <a href="https://twitter.com/TheEllenShow/status/902258475366965248">August 28, 2017</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div></section><p>"A lot of people in Texas have lost their homes," she said in the clip. "The city of Houston has been hit the hardest. I know people want to help. I would like to help."</p><div class="Hu6r6bzzUDkhbCzEiWRZD ad-container"><div></div></div><p>Harvey, which is now a tropical storm, is being blamed for <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/hurricane-harvey/veteran-houston-police-officer-drowns-while-responding-harvey-n797241" target="_blank">at least five deaths in Texas </a>and officials have said they fear the toll could greatly rise once waters have finally receded.</p><p><strong>Related: <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/hurricane-harvey/harvey-already-landmark-event-still-going-strong-threatens-round-two-n796976" target="_blank">Harvey, Already a 'Landmark Event,' Threatens Round Two</a></strong></p><p>DeGeneres pledged to give $25,000 to the American Red Cross as well as another $25,000 to the SPCA of Texas. She also said her show, "The Ellen DeGeneres Show," would be giving an additional $25,000 to the American Red Cross.</p><p>She urged others who are able to help to text the word "Harvey" to 90999, which <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2017/08/28/if-you-want-to-help-harvey-victims-cash-is-best.html" target="_blank">automatically donates $10</a> to the American Red Cross.</p><div class="Hu6r6bzzUDkhbCzEiWRZD ad-container"><div></div></div><p><em>For the latest NBC News updates on Hurricane Harvey, <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/hurricane-harvey" target="_blank">click here</a>. </em></p><p><strong>Follow <a href="http://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out">NBC Out</a> on <a href="https://twitter.com/NBCOUT">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/NBCOUT/?fref=ts">Facebook</a> &amp; <a href="https://www.instagram.com/nbcout/">Instagram</a></strong></p></div><div class="_15pk8DP9bm1aR9o42BJ-kN"><div class="_1ooZdM1DbRUXh_1FNq2VIy"></div><div class="_3XEyXM0-6jGTwRXxo2c2KP 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