Dozens of school districts will not hold classes on Friday as officials plan to assess damage caused by Thursday evening storms that left windows shattered and trees in roadways.

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Dozens of Houston-area school districts closed Friday after damaging storms

Shattered glass sprawled across some downtown streets after storms and heavy winds blew through the area. Downed trees extended across streets in northwest Houston and Montrose. In Cypress, transmission lines came crashing down during the gusts of extreme wind that push through Thursday evening near West and Fry roads.

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Houston-area communities are working to recover from damaging storms that spanned across the state last week after evacuation orders in some of the most flood-prone areas were lifted Monday.

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Officials urging Houston-area residents to report flood damage to qualify for federal funding for recovery

91 counties across Texas were battered by the widespread storms that left local communities struggling to recover. Mandatory evacuation orders went into effect in some areas north of Houston and were lifted on Monday.

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A Conroe Police Department Lieutenant died Saturday after sustaining severe injuries from a tornado that ripped through his Trinity home last week.

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Conroe lieutenant dies after sustaining injuries from tornado

A funeral service for Lieutenant Jimmy Waller will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday at The Ark Church in Conroe, 450 Humble Tank Rd.

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