Mexico help, FEMA aid, Cowboys-Texans cancelled: Your Wednesday evening roundup

August 30,  2017 By Holly Rusak Good evening! Here is a look at the top headlines of the day. 🔎 Prefer the online view? [It's here](. [Texas Gov. Greg Abbott looks over destroyed stores in Rockport during a tour of areas damaged by Hurricane Harvey on Monday. (Courtney Sacco/Corpus Christi Caller-Times)]( Texas Gov. Greg Abbott looks over destroyed stores in Rockport during a tour of areas damaged by Hurricane Harvey on Monday. (Courtney Sacco/Corpus Christi Caller-Times) harvey Gov. Abbott says Texas will accept Mexican offer of Hurricane Harvey relief Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said Wednesday [the state is accepting Mexico's offer to provide assistance in the wake of Hurricane Harvey](, including vehicles, boats and food. Mexico, in a diplomatic note Tuesday, provided a long list of items to help Texas get back on its feet following devastating historic flooding. Carlos Sada, Mexico's undersecretary for North American relations, said this week his country is prepared to offer relief that includes troops, convoys of food and medicine, portable showers and water. "Texas and Mexico share more than half the border," Sada said. "There are families, marriages, businesses that bind our two sides. This is about being good neighbors." 'Not over yet': Gov. Greg Abbott says [damages from Harvey far exceed hurricanes Katrina and Sandy](. Price gouging: Best Buy apologized after a [photo on Twitter appeared to show water for sale at almost $43 per package]( at a store near Houston. Closing time: The [nation’s largest oil-refining facility, in Port Arthur, shut down]( Wednesday citing local flood conditions. SPECIAL OFFER For a limited time, newsletter readers can enjoy unlimited digital access to DallasNews.com for only $2.99 a week. [Sign up today]( and stay informed about the latest news that's important to you. Administrator Brock Long of FEMA speaks during a firehouse briefing on Hurricane Harvey in Corpus Christi, Texas on Tuesday.  (Jim Watson/AFP/Getty Images) HARVEY FEMA has already provided $35M in aid to nearly 200,000 disaster victims The Federal Emergency Management Agency has already [provided more than $35 million in assistance to nearly 200,000 individuals]( who’ve registered for disaster relief in the wake of Hurricane Harvey, federal officials said on Wednesday. And those figures will grow. Around half a million individuals — or more — are expected to register for that aid in the coming weeks, underscoring the monumental scope of a storm that produced catastrophic wind and rain and that continues to threaten the Texas coast with deadly flooding. "This is an unprecedented event," said Alex Amparo, a top FEMA official. "We are in this for the long haul to provide the assistance to every disaster survivor that we can." Mapping Harvey's devastation: [See the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey]( as rescue efforts continue amid ongoing flooding. A mother's love: A 41-year-old Beaumont [woman drowned with her 3-year-old daughter clinging]( to her. Response teams: Texas has [temporarily suspended barriers that prevent out-of-state health care providers from working with disaster response teams]( to assist victims of Hurricane Harvey. Several Houston Texans helmets sit over the Dallas Cowboys logo in the end zone as the Texans prepare for a morning work out at the Cowboys training facility on Monday.  (Tony Gutierrez/AP) NFL Cowboys-Texans game canceled to give Houston players chance to go home after Harvey [The Cowboys' preseason game against the Texans has been canceled](. The decision came days after the game was moved from Hurricane Harvey-stricken Houston to Arlington's AT&T Stadium. Earlier Wednesday morning, reports said 40,000 tickets had been sold for the then-relocated game. Anyone who purchased tickets to the game will have the option of getting a refund or donating their ticket money woard Harvey relief efforts. The cancellation gives Texans players the opportunity to spend time with their family after the hurricane. Postponed: [Irving Music Factory has canceled Jeff & Larry’s Backyard BBQ]( on Sept. 3 "in the interest of safety" because of Hurricane Harvey. Get smart to give smart: How to [donate to Harvey victims without getting scammed](. Advertisement (Tom Fox/The Dallas Morning News) Photo of the Day A line of hundreds of residents affected by Harvey's historic floods [nearly wrapped around the corner of a Pearland Wal-Mart on Wednesday morning](, full of people anxious to buy food and supplies to keep them going through the next couple of days. Around The Site - Trump's cabinet: [Rick Perry calls Rep. Michael McCaul an "ideal choice](" for Secretary of Homeland Security. - Commentary: Three reasons [people will still love to hate Joel Osteen]( long after Hurricane Harvey, writes Kate Bowler, teacher at Duke Divinity School. - Change of perspective: The [First Arab Texas Festival is designed to celebrate Middle Eastern heritage](. - Suicide: Interstate 30 was shut down for hours overnight in East Dallas after [someone jumped from an overpass and was struck by a passing vehicle](. - Commentary: Lawnmower parents are raising a [generation of kids who struggle with adversity](, writes teacher Ramy Mahmoud. - From the archives: A look back to when a [mob blocked integration efforts at Mansfield High School in 1956](. Finally... Fox News hires fiery conservative pundit Tomi Lahren Tomi Lahren, the 25-year-old conservative pundit whose legal battle with Glenn Beck made headlines earlier this year, [has been hired by Fox News](. In a Facebook post, Lahren said is "blessed and honored to join the Fox News team." "This exciting new step will allow me to give voice to all the America-loving patriots who have had my back since day one," she wrote. The network said Lahren will have a "signature role" on a digital product under development and be a commentator on the network's opinion programming. She was set to debut on Hannity at 9 p.m. Wednesday (CST). Advertisement 👋 That's all for this evening! For up-to-the-minute news and analysis, check out [DallasNews.com](. 💖 Share the love! If you like this newsletter, please [check out our other newsletters here](. 📧 Do you have feedback? 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