Damaging Hurricane Harvey settles in over southeast Texas - WTOP Weekend Headlines - Saturday, August 26, 2017

Harvey’s approach sent tens of thousands of residents fleeing inland, hoping to escape the wrath of a menacing storm that threatens not only the coast but a wide swath of Texas that is home to oil refineries, chemical plants and dangerously flood-prone Houston, the nation’s fourth-largest city. See photos. [Logo](#) WEEKEND HEADLINES - August 26, 2017 [mobile-header-ad]( [alt text here]( [mobile-img]( [alt text here]( [Damaging Hurricane Harvey settles in over southeast Texas]( Harvey’s approach sent tens of thousands of residents fleeing inland, hoping to escape the wrath of a menacing storm that threatens not only the coast but a wide swath of Texas that is home to oil refineries, chemical plants and dangerously flood-prone Houston, the nation’s fourth-largest city. See photos. 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