As storm nears, west Texas braces for more floods

Officials planned to activate an emergency operations center in west Texas, where the remnants of Hurricane Norbert are expected to bring rain to already saturated areas, an official said Friday. The storm was expected to hit Mexico's western coast early Saturday with winds of at least 100 mph. The National Weather Service issued a flood warning for the El Paso area Friday, saying that heavy rain in Mexico could cause flooding along the Rio Grande in Presidio and downriver in Lajitas. "The... [read full story]