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Ten things to know for Monday, Aug. 28

Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Monday, Aug. 28:

1. THOUSANDS FLEE HOUSTON’S RISING FLOODWATERS

Up to 50 inches of rain could fall on the nation’s fourth-largest city before the storm that arrived as Hurricane Harvey is finished later this week, according to the National Weather Service.

2. HARVEY COULD TAKE TOLL ON TEXAS OIL, GAS INDUSTRY

The storm has temporarily shut down key oil and gas facilities along the Texas Gulf Coast, and flooding in Houston and Beaumont could seriously pinch gasoline supplies.