Where are Texans going to evacuate to?

[TreasureIslandFLGal]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but where the heck are the Texans going to evacuate to if all the hotels and shelters are filled with Katrina evacuees already?
Can the government possibly handle a double-whammy>
I saw gas prices rose 7% yesterday alone just on the possibility of another strike on the oil rigs.
I predict gas prices at $4 a gallon by Monday.

-and the season is not over yet folks. We still have some strong waves coming off of Africa, not to mention the late season home-growns that we tend to see in the gulf.

This truly will be the historic season everyone looks back on in the future, as we used to do regarding 1933.

[ROCK]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but where the heck are the Texans going to evacuate to if all the hotels and shelters are filled with Katrina evacuees already?
Can the government possibly handle a double-whammy>
I saw gas prices rose 7% yesterday alone just on the possibility of another strike on the oil rigs.
I predict gas prices at $4 a gallon by Monday.

-and the season is not over yet folks. We still have some strong waves coming off of Africa, not to mention the late season home-growns that we tend to see in the gulf.

This truly will be the historic season everyone looks back on in the future, as we used to do regarding 1933.

We are screwed basicallly. I called Huntsville and hotels have been booked since Sunday....Maybe San Antonio

[gtalum]

I predict gas prices at $4 a gallon by Monday.

I predict you're wrong.

[skysummit]

I'd go west or toward the Midland/Odessa area if I was in the path in Texas.

[Roxy]

Well, Houston is telling people not to consider it a place to evacuate. they are sending people to Huntsville, College Station, Lufkin, Austin, Dallas, etc.

They also flew a bunch of the Katrina evacuees to Arkansas.

[Roxy]

I'd go west or toward the Midland/Odessa area if I was in the path in Texas.

That's a good idea but that's a LOOOOOONNNNNG drive!!

[inotherwords]

There's always LaGrange. Maybe the Chicken Ranch is still there!

[skysummit]

I'd go west or toward the Midland/Odessa area if I was in the path in Texas.

That's a good idea but that's a LOOOOOONNNNNG drive!!

I know it is, but I like long road trips That's why I said that's what "I" would do. I don't expect anyone esle to

[canegrl04]

In Dallas we just got thru finding homes for the evacuees. Alot of them were in Reunion Arena.Theres still a couple hundred in there. I would go west

[mvtrucking]

Take a weeks vacation to Mexico. Lake Chapala is very nice(30 minutes south of Guadalajara(sp?). Cheap too. Mostly Americans.Shreveport & Monroe still have rooms.

MV

[PortA61]

San Antonio has almost emptied at least one large shelter and is planning on using it if necessary for evacuees. They also open up shelters located in schools and are planning to open several of those here in the city if needed.

[Portastorm]

Folks will be going to places like Austin, San Antonio, Waco ... but should also look further west. Most of the shelters and hotels throughout east Texas are already occupied by our guests from Louisiana.

[NoceoTotus]

Depending upon teh size of the storm, there are those who may wish to consider El Paso or a bit up towards Oklahoma... Unfortunately, you don't want to start thinking about the Midwest right now too much since we are getting to the part of the season where tornadoes become more common. I would have to say that El Paso all the way over to Las Vegas and northward in to Colorado would be the preference at this time of year.

[Roxy]

I'd go west or toward the Midland/Odessa area if I was in the path in Texas.

That's a good idea but that's a LOOOOOONNNNNG drive!!

I know it is, but I like long road trips That's why I said that's what "I" would do. I don't expect anyone esle to

Haha, normally I do too. One weekend we went from Houston to Amarillo and back, boy was that one long!!

[mvtrucking]

I just did a hotel search for Dallas(Marriott owned only) and came up with 34 hotels that can take a 4 day reservation. 9-22 thru 9-26. Anyone need one?

None for Shreveport or Monroe at this time

[Shoshana]

From kvue.com

AUSTIN -- Local and state officials are making plans in case Tropical Storm Rita becomes a hurricane and heads for Texas.

The City of Austin Office of Emergency Management says it has a plan in place to take in as many as 40,000 people, should a major storm such as Rita cause evacuations along the Texas coast.

Officials say it is highly unlikely that the city will need to take in so many evacuees, but it is prepared to do so. The evacuees would be spread among schools, and no one would need to stay in hotels or motels.

William Ayres with the Division of Emergency Management says authorities are monitoring the storm -- and they're preparing for it. Extra meetings are being held by state emergency management officials in Austin.

They will make state resources available if local authorities ordered evacuations along the Texas coast.

Ayres says such evacuations are a local decision, but the state will help if needed.

The lower Florida Keys were being evacuated Monday as Rita threatened to grow into a hurricane with a potential eight-foot storm surge. Galveston officials also announced Monday that voluntary evacuations of the island will begin Tuesday at 2 p.m.

Plus, Texas does have specific places for people to go depending on where they're coming from - if mandatory evacuations begin.

[karenfromheaven]

My partner's 70 year old mother is leaving Houston tomorrow to stay with her other daughter in Dallas. She said she survived Alicia and Allison, and is reluctant to leave, but she decided last night that she would. We are relieved. My partner's step-mom is in south Miami, making daily hospital trips to be with her dying mother. Double Rita trouble... She lives in OK, and was just down there at the hospital when Katrina hit. She was terrified, especially when the family's house became flooded and water began tricking in from under all the walls. She says she will never visit Florida again.

[Air Force Met]

My wife and kids are going to Austin to stay with family. They are leaving tomorrow morning before madatory evacs start (which should be sometime tomorrow evening).

[GalvestonDuck]

Going to Arlington, Mesquite, or Lindale. We have several options open...and several people willing to open their doors to us.

Ain't Texas grand?

[cctxhurricanewatcher]

I did some quick searches of hotels in San Antonio and Austin and the towns in between and to the west and came up with nothing. Instead of heading north, I may go south if the McAllen area is in the all clear. Plenty of rooms down there without the high prices too and less traffic as everyone from Corpus will have northbound on their minds.