 TO ENSURE TEXAS HAS THE RESOURCES AND TOOLS NEEDED TO RESPOND TO BARREL AND KEEP AMERICANS SAFE. THE BIGGEST CONCERN RIGHT NOW IS RESTORING POWER AND GETTING AIR CONDITIONERS GOING AGAIN IN THE BLISTERING HEAT. IN A STATEMENT, THE WHITE HOUSE SAYS IT PRE-POSITIONED GENERATORS AHEAD OF BARREL'S LANDFALL AND ARE MOVING IN ADDITIONAL UNITS. THE REMNANTS OF BARREL REMAIN A THREAT, MOVING ACROSS MIDWEST AND INTO THE NORTHEAST. TRIAL SNYDER, NPR NEWS.