Disabled elders say they were left during Ike

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Texas Gov. Rick Perry said Sunday an investigation was planned into why staff at Independence Hall apparently had left 292 residents without proper care overnight.

Perry says many of the residents of the federally subsidized complex in Houston have medical problems and needed help. A state rescue task force is treating the residents and getting them different shelter if needed.

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