A NEW MEXICO CONNECTION TO THOSE DEVASTATING FLOODS IN TEXAS. THE ABQ JOURNAL REPORTS AN ABQ MAN AND FOUR OF HIS FAMILY MEMBERS ARE AMONG THE DOZEN PEOPLE MISSING. THE NEWSPAPER SAYS RALPH CAREY, HIS WIFE SUE, THEIR DAUGHTER AND HER HUSBAND, AND THEIR SON WERE SWEPT AWAY IN THEIR VACATION HOME.
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS DECLARED A FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY TUESDAY FOR SOUTHWEST HARRIS COUNTY.
CAREY GRADUATED FROM HIGHLAND HIGH SCHOOL HERE IN ABQ.