Heavy rain in Texas leaves 8 dead

Trucks at a repair shop in Texas Highway 114 are flooded as Lake Bridgeport continues to rise with runoff from recent rains, in Bridgeport, Texas, Wednesday, April 20, 2016.

Taylor McKenzie holds on to his dog, Big Black, as he walks out of high water in the Timber Lakes Timber Ridge subdivision on Monday, April 18, 2016, in The Woodlands, Texas. More than a foot of rain fell Monday in parts of Houston, submerging scores of subdivisions and several major interstate highways, forcing the closure of schools and knocking out power to thousands of residents who were urged to shelter in place. (Brett Coomer/Houston Chronicle via AP)  (Brett Coomer / AP)

Trucks slowly drive through flood waters on North I-45 at North Main Street as White Oak Bayou comes over it’s banks, flooding the freeway, Monday, April 18, 2016, in Houston. More than a foot of rain Monday in parts of Houston left scores of subdivisions and several major highways under water, knocked out power to thousands of people and closed schools. (Karen Warren/Houston Chronicle via AP)  (Karen Warren / AP)

Alberto Lopez, right, helps his wife Glenda wade through floodwaters as they evacuate their flooded apartment complex Monday, April 18, in Houston.

Lucy Olvio, right, and Felix Yanez wade through floodwaters as they evacuate from their flooded apartment complex Monday, April 18, in Houston. Storms have dumped more than a foot of rain in the Houston area, flooding dozens of neighborhoods and forcing the closure of city offices and the suspension of public transit.

Michael Pinedo, right, hands Takiera Terry, left, her nephew, Na’Jay, as they evacuate from an apartment complex surrounded floodwaters Monday, April 18, 2016, in Houston. Storms have dumped more than a foot of rain in the Houston area, flooding dozens of neighborhoods and forcing the closure of city offices and the suspension of public transit. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)   (David J. Phillip / AP)

Traffic works its way northbound on I-45 North at Quitman as White Oak Bayou comes over it’s banks Monday, April 18, 2016, in Houston. More than a foot of rain Monday in parts of Houston left scores of subdivisions and several major highways under water, knocked out power to thousands of people and closed schools. (Karen Warren/Houston Chronicle via AP)  (Karen Warren / AP)

Kaicee Crowley walks through floodwaters to get belongings out of her stranded car at the North Main Street exit off of North I-45, as White Oak Bayou comes over it’s banks, flooding the freeway, Monday, April 18, 2016, in Houston. More than a foot of rain Monday in parts of Houston left scores of subdivisions and several major highways under water, knocked out power to thousands of people and closed schools. (Karen Warren/Houston Chronicle via AP)  (Karen Warren / AP)