"We're *well* over the 100,000 we were initially told to expect."
The lone star state of Texas has welcomed most of the evacuees from one of the worst natural disasters in US history, housing 127,000 in shelters or in the homes of private citizens, an official of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) said.
Health Official Declares Emergency in Texas:
SAN ANTONIO - The nation's top health official declared a public health emergency in Texas on Monday, saying it would speed up federal assistance as the state tries to accommodate almost 240,000 refugees from Hurricane Katrina
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20050905/ap_on_re_us/katrina_health_emergency_1
Yup, and we're projected to have 250K in shelters by the end of this week.
Damn the corrupt #)$()*&$#)@&)$ in Louisiana.