The Harris County Clerk’s Office is rolling out a new app, Harris Votes, to help voters access election information and track results. Although the app is already available for iPhone and Android users to download, it will officially launch Oct. 1 ahead of the Nov. 3 general election.

The app is available in English, Spanish, Vietnamese and Chinese. Using the app, voters will be able to:

• Find voting centers

• View a personalized sample ballot

• See election dates and receive reminders

• Check their voter registration status

• Follow live election results

• View frequently asked questions

Voters can also find the same information on the Harris Votes website.

In an Oct. 1 news release, officials with the Texas Department of Transportation announced the southbound lanes of Hwy. 249 will be completely closed from Oct. 2-5 at Compaq Center Drive for bridge repairs.

What we know: The closure will allow TxDOT crews to repair the Compaq Center Drive bridge over Hwy. 249, which has several damaged bridge beams.

Southbound traffic on Hwy. 249 will be detoured off the highway at the Chasewood Park/Cypresswood Drive exit. Drivers will be able to get back on the highway at the next entrance ramp beyond Compaq Center Drive.

The closure will start at 9 p.m. on Oct. 2 and will be in effect until 5 a.m. Oct. 5, per the news release.

Heavy rainfall and potential flash flooding will threaten large parts of Texas this week, Gov. Greg Abbott told reporters Sept. 28.

The overview: The governor pointed to severe flooding that occurred in South-Central Texas in mid-July, damaging property, sweeping cars off roadways and killing two people. This week's storms will impact "a far more vast portion of the state" than the July flooding, he warned.

The details: Abbott said heavy rains will "really dramatically affect" the majority of the state on Sept. 30, and the National Weather Service noted that "North-Central Texas is a particular concern."

"We don't have the information needed right now to advise Texans on exactly what's going to happen in our rivers," Abbott told reporters. "I can tell you this, however: Everyone should expect the rivers to rise."