Louisiana
Texas braces for close call as Francine crawls past battered coastal communities
With the storm heading toward Louisiana, the possibility of floods, tornadoes and power outages keeps Texas officials on their toes.
With Tropical Storm Francine ambling along the Texas coast Tuesday, state officials mobilized two dozen agencies in case tropical winds, storm surges and rain caused power outages and other problems along the already battered coastline from Brownsvil... [4178 chars]