Travis County sheriff’s lake patrol unit in Houston after Harvey

AUSTIN (KXAN) — First responders tell KXAN that the water flooding the Houston neighborhoods after Hurricane Harvey will be there for 20 more days. The Travis County Sheriff’s Office sent a boat crew south to help make welfare calls.
“Day job is, I’m a cop on the water,” said Deputy Brett Spicer, who works in the lake patrol unit.
His boat from Travis County is part of the Oklahoma Task Force One, charged with running missions in Houston’s western neighbo