[DrewsMum]

could it be they’re trying to cover their own butts?

[af_vet_rr]

could it be they’re trying to cover their own butts?

They have nothing to cover - I think the governments from the county up to even FEMA and NOAA did everything they could to get people to leave.

Keep in mind that Texans cannot be forcibly evacuated like other states, and so the government bears no responsibility for those too hardheaded to leave.

Also, we have Republicans running the show in Texas - this isn't the incompetent liberals in New Orleans trying to downplay their mistakes.

[texasredtop]

***************MESSAGE FOR DREWSMUM*******************

September 15, 2008
Officials: Please do not return to La Porte
We received a recorded phone message from the city of La Porte, asking citizens to not attempt to return to the city. There are no shelters in the city.

If you do come back, City Manager Ron Bottoms said, please check your property and then leave the city. A dusk-to-dawn curfew remains in effect.

Residents who stayed through the hurricane are asked to turn off their main breaker boxes and to conserve water for sanitary purposes.

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From the Chronicle. Also, we have not been back over that way since yesterday. The Walmart is still closed. The Food Town on Center is trying to open today at 2:00 selling only dry goods. That is the first store opening around us that we know of.