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Schedule for Return of ~~Refugees~~ Displaced-Texan-Americans

State and local leaders have developed a plan to stagger the return of more than 2.5 million Hurricane Rita evacuees over at least three days to ensure that the affected areas are safe, fuel supplies are adequate and traffic keeps moving.

Sunday: Residents may return to communities west of I-45 and north of I-10, including residents of Tomball, The Woodlands, Waller, Hockley, Katy, Brookshire and surrounding communities.

Monday: Residents may return to communities west of I-45 and south of I-10, including residents of Richmond, Stafford, Rosenberg, Sugarland, Pearland and surrounding communities, plus all Houston residents inside Loop I-610.

Tuesday: Residents may return to all remaining areas east of I-45 and north of I-10 up to the Liberty and Chamber county lines.

State and local emergency officials continue to develop a plan for the safe return of evacuees to communities east of the Houston area that sustained the most damage from Hurricane Rita.

The Governor cautioned that evacuees should not begin returning to the affected areas ahead of the state schedule. Anyone doing so ought to be tagged like cattle, so we can easily recognize the idiots in our neighborhoods.

Update: Texans who evacuated their homes because of Hurricane Rita may claim an exemption from state and local hotel tax by signing an exemption certificate stating that they're stay is due to Rita.