9-5-05 - The president of the National Urban League thanked Houstonians Sunday night for taking in thousands of evacuees from his hometown of New Orleans and other Gulf Coast areas devastated by...

9-5-05 - With Texas shelters reaching their limit of refugees from Hurricane Katrina, Gov. Rick Perry launched plans to fly some of them to other states that have offered help. With nearly a quarter ...

9-5-05 - Former Presidents Bush and Clinton hope to relieve the suffering of thousands of Americans by raising money to rebuild and assist with medical services in three states hit by Hurricane Katrina

9-5-05 - President Bush on Monday nominated John Roberts to succeed William H. Rehnquist as chief justice, and called on the Senate to confirm him before the Supreme Court opens its fall term on Oct. 3.

9-3-05 - The Falls Creek campgrounds will welcome thousands of displaced victims of Hurricane Katrina. Normally home to youth groups for summer camps, Falls Creek could host up to 3,000 evacuees.

9-3-05 - A Sherman murder suspect who was on the run for more than a month was captured in Fort Worth on Friday morning. Michael Kimmel is accused of the shotgun murder of 18-year-old Gerry White.

9-3-05 - Refugees are already arriving in local cities and will likely be throughout the area by Tuesday. Ada, Whiteright, Gainesville, and Denison are preparing shelters right now.

9-2-05 - The nation's major airlines said Friday they have begun flights designed to airlift more than to 25,000 people stranded in New Orleans by Hurricane Katrina. The evacuees will be taken to Lackland ...

9-2-05 - Four days after Hurricane Katrina struck, the National Guard arrived in force Friday with food, water and weapons, churning through the floodwaters in a vast truck convoy with orders to retake ...

9-2-05 - An explosion at a chemical depot jolted residents awake early Friday, illuminating the pre-dawn sky with red and orange flames over a city awash in corpses and under siege from looters.

9-2-05 - Hurricane Katrina damaged or displaced an estimated 58 Gulf of Mexico oil platforms and drilling rigs, according to the American Petroleum Institute. Among those, 30 rigs and platforms have been ...

9-2-05 - For thousands of suddenly homeless Louisiana residents, it was an upgrade in domes, but not without more difficulties and uncertainty. Buses were running continually into parking lots surrounding the Astrodome on Thursday...

9-2-05 - With at least 75,000 Hurricane Katrina refugees coming to Texas, Republican Gov. Rick Perry on Thursday declared an emergency disaster for the state, freeing up money to provide services for the storm victims.

9-2-05 - Raul Solis was a day away from his 26th anniversary when Wednesday's call came in - can you go to New Orleans and help with the thousands of people left sick and injured by Hurricane Katrina?

9-2-05 - Donors overwhelmed First Aid volunteers for 12 hours on Friday as they dropped of more than $27,000 in cash and checks. The donations are still coming in, and could top 30k.

9-2-05 - More local soldiers are heading to Katrina's wake. Oklahoma National Guardsmen from the 180th in Durant and Ada are joining members of the 345th Core Support Battalion who left on Wednesday.

9-1-05 - Katrina has split up several families including some right here in Texoma who are still waiting on word of their loved ones. Organizations like the Salvation Army are doing all they can to re-unite...

9-1-05 - State Senate President Pro Tem Mike Morgan is calling for a special session of the Legislature to suspend gas taxes for the last three months of the year. And Governor Henry says he's intrigued ...

9-1-05 - The Bush administration intends to seek more than $10 billion to cover immediate relief needs in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, congressional officials said Thursday, and lawmakers made...

9-1-05 - President Bush tomorrow will tour the Hurricane Katrina-devastated Gulf Coast region. He's asked his father, former President George Bush of Houston and former President Clinton to lead a private...

9-1-05 - Katrina's destruction is giving way to violence and anger in New Orleans. FEMA has had to suspend rescue operations in some areas after gunfire broke out. There was also a report of a shot being...

9-2-05 - With displaced Louisiana residents already in the Texoma area, the Grayson County Shelter for the homeless is readying beds for even more. Paris churches are already feeding dozens.

9-1-05 - The state of Texas has agreed to take in an additional 25,000 Louisiana refugees from Hurricane Katrina and plans to house them in San Antonio, Gov. Rick Perry's office said Thursday.

9-1-05 - The evacuation of the Superdome was temporarily disrupted Thursday after a shot was reported fired at a military helicopter. No injuries were immediately reported. An air ambulance service ...

9-1-05 - Both Governors in Texas and Oklahoma say they're watching for price gouging when it comes to gas prices. With prices at the pump topping three dollars in some places, including Marietta, officials are...