Harvey continues to punish Texas coast with tourism drop

Monday, October 9, 2017

PORT ARANSAS, Texas -- Born and raised in this Texas Gulf Coast beach town, James Wheeler Jr. finds himself sawing plywood and hanging sheet rock at a time when he normally would be leading deep-sea fishing excursions, trying to hook tuna or Spanish mackerel by the cooler-full.

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