Texas cities send police to help Houston after Beryl

SAN ANTONIO — Officials with the San Antonio Police Department (SAPD) say they are helping Houston in the aftermath of Hurricane Beryl, which killed several Texans and left millions without power.

Twenty-three SAPD officers traveled to Houston Thursday morning, where they are expected to remain at least through Sunday as recovery efforts continue. A total of 15 Texas cities, as well as the Texas Department of Public Safety, are sending personnel to assist.

Houston residents and Texans in surrounding communities are rebuilding after Beryl made landfall Monday as a Category 1 hurricane. It knocked down transmission lines, uprooted trees and snapped branches that crashed into power lines.

As of late Wednesday afternoon, more than 60 hours after landfall, about 1.3 million homes and businesses were still without power, according to CenterPoint Energy. The sweltering heat that typically plagues the Texas coast in the summer added to the urgency of restoring power. Temperatures soared above 90 degrees Fahrenheit Wednesday, prompting Houston to open cooling centers for residents without air conditioning.

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