Randy Weber: “I thank the gentleman for that. You know, we were moving throughout our district, as I was describing. Folks, the sound…”

“I thank the gentleman for that. You know, we were moving throughout our district, as I was describing. Folks, the sound of a helicopter will never be the same for us. We saw Coast Guard helicopters. We saw Army, Marine helicopters. The Marines arrived in Friendswood. The sun made a brief appearance on Tuesday evening. I found myself on I-45 in Dickinson passing out water on the overpass there, where the water was about 4 feet deep in the intersection. Things kept turning from bad to worse. I was honored to meet with EOC leaders from Brazoria, Dickinson, Galveston, and Beaumont. On Tuesday, August 29, in Friendswood, Texas, the Marines arrived. Thank God for our great Marines. On Friday, August 31, Beaumont lost water. My bride and I drove almost 7 hours, having to take back road after back road to deliver three pallets of bottled water. My good friend Dwight Sullivan and his wife, Misty, accompanied us with another pallet of water. We got to Beaumont. I want to gave Mayor Becky Ames of Beaumont a shout-out. She never wavered. She was a stalwart. Will Crenshaw from Beaumont, Dragon Products, they got in gear and they put a workaround on the water system, laid temporary pipes, got them power, got pumps and got Beaumont some water. That is just the short version of the first week of Harvey. The sun finally started to shine again, but the water did not recede overnight. We took many flyovers to assess the damage. President Trump came in.…”