I think Houston is perfectly capable of cleaning this mess up. Much more so than NO. Look at what they have done already. I just think that lancing the boil is the first step in beating back the infestation. I mean, they are in Texas now. Land of the Alamo, Davy Crockett, the Texas Rangers ....
Great points! Plus, I suspect that Houston PD has actual boots on the ground and bodies in those boots, rather than a shadow, invisible force like NOLA had.
And more importantly in most of these cases, home of Huntsville Prison, and its room of Final Nap.