Ramona Bennett hugs Texas Army National Guard member Sergio Esquivel after she and other residents were rescued from their flooded Pine Forest Village neighborhood in Houston. Pentagon officials said Tuesday that National Guard assets are at full readiness to assist in the unfolding disaster in Texas wrought by Tropical Storm Harvey. Gregg Abbott has ordered the entire Texas National Guard, which numbers around 12,000 troops, to assist those affected by the storm. The California Air National Guard from the 129th Rescue Wing in Mountain View had deployed about 90 guardsmen on Monday night. Will Martin, a California National Guard spokesman.

Source: Los Angeles Times August 29, 2017 18:45 UTC