Texas activates 2,000 more guardsmen; asks for 10,000 from other states for Harvey support

Army Times: After activating 12,000 Texas National Guard members earlier this week, Gov. Greg Abbott has activated an additional 2,000 troops to help with hurricane relief efforts in the southeastern part of the state.

He also announced that he is working to get another 10,000 troops from Guard units in other states.

Abbott announced on Wednesday during a news conference that 14,000 Texas National Guardsmen are responding to the aftermath of Harvey, which made landfall on Friday as a Category 4 hurricane and is now a tropical storm.

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