Entire Texas National Guard activated in wake of Hurricane Harvey

Military Times: The governor of Texas on Monday activated the entire Texas National Guard in response to the flooding that has left a million people homeless after Hurricane Harvey.

The activation brings the number of Texas Guardsmen aiding in relief efforts to about 12,000, according to a news release from Gov. Greg Abbott’s office.

Military assets from across the country — aircraft, vehicles and emergency supplies — were sent to the Texas coast after Harvey made landfall as a Category 4 hurricane on Friday. Though downgraded to a tropical storm, continued rainfall is resulting in historic flooding in southeastern Texas.

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