uhhh...I hate to tell them, but Houston has water. This makes no sense to me.
This doesn't clear it up much!
Mexican Army to cross border with hurricane relief supplies
Web Posted: 09/07/2005 04:36 PM CDT
San Antonio Express-News
http://www.mysanantonio.com/specials/katrina/stories/MYSA090705.Army.EN.35a854fa.html
LAREDO — A convoy of Mexican Army vehicles bearing disaster relief supplies for the victims of Hurricane Katrina is expected to cross into the United States at Laredo early Thursday.
“They are arriving in Nuevo Laredo late this afternoon and will cross the Columbia Bridge about 8 a.m. Thursday, and they'll go to Dallas,” said Laura Benavides, a spokeswoman for the Mexican Consulate in Laredo.
The convoy left Mexico City on Tuesday, with Mexican flags taped to many of its 35 olive green trucks and tractor trailers. It is carrying water treatment equipment, mobile kitchens and other supplies, and was rumored to be heading for Houston or San Antonio.
Earlier, President Vicente Fox ordered a Mexican Navy ship sent to the Mississippi coast with relief supplies. The relief efforts have stimulated enormous excitement in Mexico, which has rarely had an opportunity to lend a hand to its powerful northern neighbor.