Updated: 11:03 PM The wait is finally over for some residents in Burleson County, where the town of Somerville is now powered back up.

Updated: 1:26 AM State Senator Steve Ogden said if Entergy Texas doesn't restore power to parts of the Brazos Valley by Wednesday, the state will step in with a different provider.

Posted: 11:00 PM Tuesday, H-E-B launched a statewide tear pad campaign in stores to help support victims of Hurricane Ike. The campaign offers H-E-B customers an opportunity to join H-E-B’s hurricane relief efforts by adding a donation in increments of $1, $3, or $5 to their total grocery bill. Donations will be distributed to disaster relief agencies that will help thousands of Texas evacuees in need.

Updated: 11:13 PM Hundreds of bags of ice have been filled and are being stored at the College Station Hilton.

Posted: 10:45 PM One of the fallouts from the blackouts has been the inability to conduct banking transactions.

Posted: 8:55 PM This is a special update from Mid South Synergy. For three days we have been able to maintain power service to most of Brazos, Grimes, Walker and Madison counties through back feeds from the ERCOT grid.

Updated: 11:10 PM It has been four days since many Caldwell residents had the luxury of electricity. Even though some are frustrated with the lack of power, many folks are making the most of the situation. It is all thanks to one item-few have been fortunate enough to find.

Posted: 7:01 PM Power is slowly being restored to parts of the Brazos Valley. Monday, 162,330 were out of electricity. Tuesday, that number stood at 157,318.

Posted: 6:53 PM The following is an update on Mid South Synergy's power restoration efforts:

Updated: 10:59 PM When Hurricane Ike hit, it didn't discriminate. It left people from all walks of life without food, water and power.

Updated: 10:55 PM The bumps and bruises from Ike are stilling being felt by many Grimes County residents, where the power is still out in a large portion of the county, keeping kids out of school for the rest of the week.

Updated: 10:52 PM For the second week in a row the Rattler Football team won't be taking the field this Friday night.

Posted: 4:40 PM With schools still dealing with power outages across the Brazos Valley due to Hurricane Ike, there are already a couple of schools that have canceled their games for this week, while a few have rearranged their schedules to either take advantage of the sun, or changed locations.

Updated: 11:05 PM A showdown may be looming at Bryan-College Station motels.

Updated: 3:19 PM Botco and Gander Mountain have generators in stock.

Updated: 3:09 PM Food is available from 12 to 2pm and 6 to 8pm everyday until electricity service is restored.

Updated: 10:50 PM For those thinking about powering back up by renting a generator, you may have to search long and hard to find one.

Posted: 10:26 PM The following is an update issued Monday night by Mid South Synergy:

Updated: 10:32 PM Lights are back on for portions of Grimes County, but most of Navasota is still in the dark. The majority of the city has been powerless for three days now and officials say it could be another five to seven days before the power's back on.

Updated: 11:13 PM With thousands of Brazos Valley residents still in the dark, some businesses in Navasota are truly beginning to feel the hit.

Posted: 7:03 PM Even though thousands of Grimes County residents are in the dark due to Hurricane Ike, many of them are enjoying hot meals, thanks to the Iola Volunteer Fire Department.

Updated: 11:22 PM Entergy Texas predicts it will finish its assessment of damage from Hurricane Ike across most of its 15,000-square-mile service area by Monday night.

Posted: 2:44 PM The federal government will offer a three month moratorium on mortgage foreclosures that are insured by the Federal Housing Authority to residents living in Texas and Louisiana disaster areas.

Posted: 2:38 PM Tourist-popular Galveston seems more like a debris-ridden ghost town today after Hurricane Ike.

Posted: 2:34 PM Landmark buildings in historic Galveston sustained heavy water damage from Hurricane Ike, but an official says it could have been worse.