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Galveston County

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Judges from coastal counties say they can fix evacuation problems 05 Oct 2005
KATC, ...we learned a lot from this experience," Galveston County Judge Jim ... he said is the only choice when a major hurricane is bearing down on the Texas coast ...

Hurricane victims urged to register with FEMA Oct 4, 2005
Galveston County Daily News, Galveston County is one of 22 Texas counties where residents can receive assistance. A list of all the counties can be found on the FEMA Web site. Hurricane ...

Examining the evacuation problem Oct 2, 2005
Conroe Courier, ...a devastating storm like Rita bears down on Southeast Texas. ... a good eight hours before Hurricane Rita made ... only for the evacuation of Galveston County and the ...

Coaches not concerned with time off Oct 1, 2005
Galveston County Daily News, Texas City wound up losing a game against Forest Brook. ... fell victim to a scare from Hurricane Gilbert, which — like Rita — spared Galveston County. ...

Corps of Engineers Brings Good News for Homeowners, Blue Roofs Are ... Oct 2, 2005
Business Wire (press release), Hurricane Rita has left an estimated 20,000 Texas ... Freeway Beaumont, TX 77706 SE Texas Regional Airport ... Drive Beaumont/Port Arthur Galveston County County Annex ...

Blue tarps soon to cover many roofs in Rita's path Oct 2, 2005
Houston Chronicle, A clear sign that Hurricane Rita swept through southeast Texas will soon ... miles of the blue plastic will be used throughout southeast Texas. ... Galveston County. ...

10 Charged With Looting In Galveston County Sep 28, 2005
Click 2 Houston.com, GALVESTON, Texas -- Authorities have charged 10 people with looting from evacuated homes and businesses in Galveston County before, during and after Hurricane ...

Galveston County kids go back to school Sep 30, 2005
KHOU (subscription), Bells rang across Galveston County on Thursday as students ... a week after the threat of Hurricane Rita forced ... grade math teacher in the Texas City Independent ...

Though light, Rita toll hits county hard Oct 1, 2005
Brazosport Facts (subscription), Home in Alvin, said he’s arranged funerals for nine Galveston County residents and ... Hurricane Carla killed 43 people, including 31 in Texas, when it ...

UTMB makes history with evacuation Oct 2, 2005
Daily News - Galveston County, ...event of a major hurricane. Last month, with Hurricane Rita bearing down on the Texas Gulf Coast, that talk turned into reality. ...

Including accidents, Hurricane Rita's death toll tops 80 Sep 29, 2005
Austin American-Statesman (subscription), Galveston County Emergency Management Coordinator Eliot Jennings, for example ... to consider that a hurricane-related death ... of the 400,000 East Texas residents who ...

SPCA animals evacuated to Central Texas Oct 2, 2005
Daily News - Galveston County, Galveston County Sheriff’s Office to find out what was happening to cattle and horses. She was afraid of a repeat of what happened during Hurricane Katrina. ...

Officials: Houston panic foiled evacuation Oct 1, 2005
Brazosport Facts (subscription), ...the start of the 2005 hurricane season, Brazoria ... Lenz, a spokeswoman at the Texas Division of ... include somebody besides Harris County and Galveston County.�. ...

Number of deaths related to Rita difficult to determine Sep 29, 2005
Denton Record Chronicle (subscription), ...midweek was a Category 5 hurricane on a ... In Texas City, between Galveston and Houston, a ... Florence, chief investigator for the Galveston County Medical Examiner. ...

Rita aid claims can be filed online Oct 4, 2005
Galveston County Daily News, Liberty, Newton, Orange and Tyler counties and were affected by Hurricane Rita can file an Unemployment Insurance claim online at www.texas workforce.org. ...

As residents return, signs of looting evident Sep 27, 2005
Houston Chronicle, ...be reported as people return home after Hurricane Rita, Galveston County District Attorney ... people have been charged, three happened in Texas City, three in ...

Storm, not volleyball, concerned O’Connell Sep 28, 2005
Daily News - Galveston County, ...sports fans in Galveston County, which experienced the first mandatory evacuation in its history a week ago as Hurricane Rita menaced the upper Texas Gulf Coast ...

Hurricane Death Count In Texas Could Be As High As 100 Sep 29, 2005
KWTX, Preparing for and running from Hurricane Rita proved far ... In Texas City, a man in his 60's fell and ... Galveston County authorities say the large man was unable to ...

City not at fault for evacuation, mayor says Sep 30, 2005
Galveston County Daily News, ...“The state of Texas is at ... Fleeing Hurricane Rita last week, evacuees ran into traffic ... who has studied evacuation routes for Galveston County, and University ...

Texas Columnist Recalls Hurricane Rita Evacuation Sep 29, 2005
Editor & Publisher NEW YORK Galveston County Daily News columnist Cathy Gillentine began the ... She ended the summer by fleeing her Texas City home as Hurricane Rita approached ...

Mandatory Evacuation Order Issued For Galveston County Sep 20, 2005
KWTX, ...evacuation of nursing homes and assisted-living facilities in Galveston County, where Rita could hit ... Texas is also evacuating Hurricane Katrina-weary ...

Texas City falls to Channelview in three Oct 1, 2005
Galveston County Daily News, Texas City is 0-2 in 23-4A competition, which resumed after Hurricane Rita spurred Galveston County’s first mandatory evacuation and pre-empted all but one ...

Share your storm stories with us Sep 28, 2005
Daily News - Galveston County, Now that Hurricane Rita has passed and life in ... in New Braunfels, Seguin, Houston and Galveston County, as well ... while we were scattered across Texas — in an ...

Ninth annual festival benefits Wade’s Fund Oct 2, 2005
Daily News - Galveston County, ...other children and families in Galveston County who suffer ... showing up because of the Hurricane Rita,� Foley ... the Ronald McDonald House and Texas Children’s ...

Number of deaths related to Rita difficult to determine Sep 29, 2005
KLTV, DALLAS Preparing for and running from Hurricane Rita proved far more deadly ... In Texas City, a ... Galveston County authorities say the large man was unable to get up ...

City adopts Rita-damaged town Oct 1, 2005
Galveston County Daily News, ...“They have pretty severe damage from Hurricane Rita — a lot of damage to houses,� said George Fuller, the emergency management director for Texas City. ...

Mandatory evacuation declared in Galveston County Sep 20, 2005
San Antonio Express (subscription), Gulf Coast watched Tuesday as Hurricane Rita blew ... could bring it to Texas this weekend. ... afternoon, officials predicted, prompting Galveston County to announce ...

A&M-Texas State will play, but fans are urged to stay away Sep 21, 2005
Austin American-Statesman (subscription), ...is a main evacuation route for part of Galveston County. ... strong enough to withstand the hurricane, and he ... students from Houston, Galveston, South Texas and the ...

Galveston County Daily News Delivering Sep 26, 2005
Washington Post, GALVESTON, Texas -- The Galveston County Daily News relied on its online edition to get the news out during Hurricane Rita. Now, the ...

Galveston County declares emergency Sep 20, 2005
Galveston County Daily News, ...will be decided by the Texas Department of ... in Matagorda County, which is south of Galveston County. By Tuesday evening, the National Hurricane Center was ...

People Organizing Help Should Ask People Receiving Help To Help Sep 27, 2005
Daily News - Galveston County, Hurricane Rita early last week was projected to directly hit Galveston County. The storm later turned east, striking the Texas-Louisiana border, saving most of ...

Texas A&M moves up game to Thursday Sep 21, 2005
Atlanta Journal Constitution (subscription), ...is a main evacuation route for part of Galveston County. ... Tulane who were displaced by Hurricane Katrina last ... University of Houston and Texas Southern University ...

Galveston County Daily News printing again Sep 26, 2005
WALB-TV, The newspaper relied on its online edition to get the news out during Hurricane Rita. ... Galveston evacuated as Rita neared the Texas gulf coast. ...

Bolivar opens to residents with ID Sep 28, 2005
Beaumont Enterprise, ...peninsula, said Rodney Kahla, Galveston County Precinct 9 ... operating, but University of Texas Medical Branch ... or friends displaced by the hurricane should either ...

BP uses shutdown to work on safety Sep 28, 2005
Galveston County Daily News, ...following Hurricane Rita began. BP, like the other industrial facilities in Texas City, shut down when a mandatory evacuation of Galveston County was called. ...

County orders mandatory evacuations Sep 20, 2005
Galveston County Daily News, ...for mandatory evacuations ahead of Hurricane Rita. ... Several of the cities within Galveston County had called ... Texas A&M-Galveston, College of the Mainland and ...

Power outages force businesses to dump food Sep 27, 2005
Daily News - Galveston County, ...of the island, lost power during Hurricane Rita, which struck near the Texas and Louisiana ... Galveston County Health District inspectors fanned across the ...

Rita leaves her mark on Galveston County Sep 24, 2005
Daily News - Galveston County, San Leon to Friendswood, no part of Galveston County was spared ... there was little evidence a Category 3 hurricane. ... Texas City experienced a rash of power outages ...

The Galveston County Daily News Sep 20, 2005
Daily News - Galveston County, ...published photos such as this, The Galveston County Daily News ... Hurricane Rita is coming — obviously, with the computer generated ... get out of Dodge or Texas City ...

Evacuation may be factor in woman's death Sep 29, 2005
Daily News - Galveston County, ...the island last week to escape Hurricane Rita ... according to reports from the Galveston County Medical Examiner ... at Galveston’s University of Texas Medical Branch ...

Shiro people lend hand to Rita-stranded family Special to The ... Sep 28, 2005
The Navasota Examiner, ...sheer pandemonium caused by the threat of Hurricane Rita. ... only two hours away in East Texas and they ... said there was a family from Galveston County prepared to ...

Emergency centers go on high alert as Rita approaches Sep 19, 2005
Houston Chronicle, Rick Perry recalls the Texas National Guard and ... to grow into a Category 3 hurricane and continues ... Galveston County Judge Jim Yarbrough urged caution during a ...

Hurricane Rita, Category 5 Storm, Weakens on Course for Texas Sep 22, 2005
Bloomberg At least two hospitals in Galveston County and five in ... a nuclear plant near Bay City, Texas, and one ... natural disaster in US history, a hurricane that killed ...

Medical examiners probe death of teen who fled Rita Sep 29, 2005
Houston Chronicle, Florence, chief investigator of the Galveston County Medical Examiner's ... to escape the threat of Hurricane Rita, which struck the Texas-Louisiana coast ...

Texas County: Mandatory evacuations in advance of hurricane Sep 20, 2005
Raw Story, From GalNews.com (Texas) -- Breaking 4:45pm ET -- site ... for mandatory evacuations ahead of Hurricane Rita ... The order is for every one living in Galveston County. ...

Hurricane Rita, More Intense Then Katrina, Bears Down on Texas Sep 22, 2005
Bloomberg At least two hospitals in Galveston County and five in Brazoria ... and will stay shut until the hurricane passes ... shut a nuclear plant near Bay City, Texas, and one ...

Rita Becomes Category 5 Hurricane on Path Across Gulf (Update3) Sep 21, 2005
Bloomberg ...was moving west at about 13 mph and hurricane-force winds ... in an area from near the Texas-Mexico border ... At least two hospitals in Galveston County and five in ...

Hurricane news for specific towns in Texas Sep 24, 2005
Mongabay.com ...by the devastating toll that Hurricane Katrina inflicted on ... locations in the Texas - Louisiana border ... Friendswood, Galena Park, Galveston County, Goliad County ...

Hurricane-related items listed on eBay Oct 1, 2005
Daily News - Galveston County, ...eBay store, is selling shirts that read, “I survived Hurricane Rita 2005� and “To hell with Hurricane Rita; I ... “My grandparents drove from Texas City to ...

Hurricane-related briefs in Texas Sep 22, 2005
Fort Worth Star Telegram, County jail on an 18-wheeler, said Galveston County Sheriff's Department ... Royal Dutch Shell PLC, closed Thursday as Hurricane Rita roared toward Texas. ...

Galveston County Daily News Delivering Sep 26, 2005
Newsday, By Associated Press. GALVESTON, Texas -- The Galveston County Daily News relied on its online edition to get the news out during Hurricane Rita. ...

Parts of Houston join evacuation Sep 22, 2005
Houston Chronicle, ...foot storm surge over the Texas coast this ... mindful of the devastation of Hurricane Katrina, residents ... Mandatory evacuations in Galveston County weren't to begin ...

Galveston County Daily News Delivering Sep 26, 2005
Wilmington Morning Star, The Galveston County Daily News relied on its online edition to get the news out during Hurricane Rita ... was one of the first cities on the Texas coast forced ...

Galveston prepares to evacuate before Rita Sep 20, 2005
Seattle Post Intelligencer ...not to repeat the mistakes of Katrina, Texas prepared for Hurricane Rita on Tuesday ... Using a law passed this year, Galveston County officials ordered a ...

Hurricane Rita Strengthens; May Rival Katrina's Power (Update1) Sep 20, 2005
Bloomberg ...for residents to return and Texas officials to ... at about 14 mph and hurricane force winds ... Galveston County announced that mandatory evacuations of nursing homes ...

Hurricane Rita May Rival Katrina's Strength, Forecasters Say Sep 20, 2005
Bloomberg ...for residents to return and Texas officials to ... Rita, the ninth named hurricane of the season ... Galveston County announced that mandatory evacuations of nursing ...

Rita may hit further south, Sep 20, 2005
Houston Chronicle, Rick Perry recalls the Texas National Guard and ... is projected to grow into a Category 3 hurricane. ... Galveston County Judge Jim Yarbrough urged caution during a ...

Local hurlers affected by Rita Sep 30, 2005
Daily News - Galveston County, Fortunately, Hurricane Rita lost some of her punch and ... with the eye hitting along the Texas-Louisiana border ... storm did some damage in Galveston County, but for ...

Rita's Threat Grows, Evacuations Ordered Sep 21, 2005
Smartmoney.com (subscription) The US National Hurricane Center expects the storm to ... sometime early Saturday on the Texas coast between ... 6:00 pm CDT Wednesday for Galveston County, which lies ...

The sea’s lessons valuable for Hurricane Rita Oct 1, 2005
Galveston County Daily News, An example is Hurricane Rita. ... is directly applicable to decisions that had to be made as it became clear that Rita was a major threat to the upper Texas coast. ...

Galveston Begins Evacuating Ahead Of Rita Sep 21, 2005
Click 2 Houston.com, GALVESTON, Texas -- A Galveston hospital and several retirement ... started evacuating ahead of Hurricane Rita. ... ordered by officials in Galveston County, which has ...

STATE OFFICIALS MAKE STORM PREPARATIONS Sep 21, 2005
Tyler Morning Telegraph, ...weather projections have the hurricane, building to a ... category 5, striking the Texas coast between ... a law passed this year, Galveston County officials ordered a ...

Voluntary Evacuation In Effect For Galveston Sep 20, 2005
Click 2 Houston.com, ...been down this road before," said Galveston County Judge Jim ... Keys, was upgraded to a hurricane Tuesday morning ... to ensure an orderly response before Texas is hit ...

Rita: Minute-by-minute Sep 24, 2005
Denton Record Chronicle (subscription), 10:42 am The Galveston County Office of Emergency Management announced that ... to Louisiana and five mortuary teams to Texas to deal with Hurricane Rita. ...

Rita mostly spares Houston, but evacuees are asked not to rush ... Sep 25, 2005
Kentucky.com, ...in Beaumont and Port Arthur in southeast Texas. ... lacked electricity because of Hurricane Katrina ... Galveston County Judge Jim Yarbrough announced Saturday morning ...

Hurricane Rita Upgraded to Category 4, Heads Towards Texas Sep 21, 2005
AXcess News, Hurricane Rita is expected to hit land Friday night ... in effect for South East Texas, Southwest and ... and College Station began leaving Galveston County, which has ...

It's decision time Sep 21, 2005
Beaumont Enterprise, Tuesday, and Galveston County planned a mandatory evacuation at 6 pm today. Evacuees who fled Hurricane Katrina and are stranded in Southeast Texas without ...

Officials pleased with evacuations Sep 22, 2005
Galveston County Daily News, ...clear out the more than 250,000 people from Galveston County. ... and a few belongings out of Hurricane Rita’s ... In some areas, especially between Texas City and ...

North Texas to largely escape wind, rain Sep 22, 2005
Fort Worth Star Telegram, Hurricane Rita weakened slightly Thursday morning, and forecasters ... Walter Nesbitt, 48, of Texas City and ... the escape routes from Galveston County pass through ...

Gulf Coast casts wary eye on Rita Sep 20, 2005
Bryan College Station Eagle, ...years ago this month by an unnamed hurricane that still ... been down this road before," said Galveston County Judge Jim ... Gulf of Mexico near Mexico or Texas by the ...

Hurricane Rita Strengthens; May Rival Katrina's Power (Update2) Sep 21, 2005
Bloomberg ...refining capacity is located in Louisiana and Texas. ... at about 14 mph and hurricane force winds ... Galveston County announced that mandatory evacuations of nursing ...

Galveston residents prepare to leave city ahead of Rita Sep 20, 2005
Times Picayune, Texas (AP) — Officials ordered a mandatory evacuation of Galveston County beginning Wednesday night as Hurricane Rita threatened the Texas Gulf Coast. ...

Texas Evacuating Some Gulf Coast Hospitals for Rita (Update3) Sep 21, 2005
Bloomberg ...at least two Gulf Coast counties of Texas are starting ... prepare for the possible arrival of Hurricane Rita ... At least two hospitals in Galveston County and five in ...

Mandatory Evacuation Ordered For Galveston Sep 20, 2005
NBC5i.com, GALVESTON, Texas -- Officials are ordering a mandatory evacuation of Galveston County as Hurricane Rita threatens the Texas Gulf Coast. ...

Hurricane Rita Strengthens in Gulf; May Rival Katrina (Update1) Sep 21, 2005
Bloomberg ...posted on the Web site of Galveston County's Office of ... natural disaster in US history, a hurricane that killed ... Craig Eland, a member of the Texas House of ...

Ball High returns to business Sep 28, 2005
Daily News - Galveston County, ...program knew they dodged the wrath of Hurricane Rita. ... He said Brook is much like Texas City in that they ... will be one of the few Galveston County football teams ...

Mandatory evacuations in Galveston Sep 20, 2005
KPLC-TV, Officials are ordering a mandatory evacuation of Galveston County as Hurricane Rita threatens the Texas Gulf coast. That evacuation ...

Major developments on Hurricane Rita, aftermath of Katrina Sep 21, 2005
KATC, ..._Rita intensified to Category 4 hurricane with sustained ... evacuations ordered for Galveston, Texas, and New ... ordered by officials of Galveston County, which has ...

Galveston readies to evacuate residents as Rita looms Sep 20, 2005
KLTV, GALVESTON, Texas Hurricane Rita strengthened into a Category three ... night somewhere on the Texas Gulf Coast ... evacuation ordered by officials in Galveston County. ...

Mandatory evacuation ordered Sep 20, 2005
KVUE (subscription), GALVESTON — Officials are ordering a mandatory evacuation of Galveston County as Hurricane Rita threatens the Texas Gulf coast. ...

Rita eyes Gulf Coast Sep 21, 2005
The Citizen - online, Galveston County Emergency Management Coordinator Eliot Jennings said the hurricane is expected to make landfall somewhere along the Texas coast on Saturday ...

Inmates evacuated to avoid Rita Sep 22, 2005
Ohio News Network, Galveston County jail in Galveston, Texas, are getting out. They're handcuffed, and it's just for a ride. The 883 inmates are being evacuated as Hurricane Rita ...

Hurricane Briefs Sep 25, 2005
Huntsville Item, The Texas Department of Public Safety has set ... a toll-free number for Hurricane Rita evacuees ... This also includes residents in Galveston County, Galveston Island ...

A letter to our readers about Hurricane Rita Sep 23, 2005
Daily News - Galveston County, That kind of hurricane that close will cause huge ... us also say that officials in Galveston County appear to ... offices on Galveston Island and in Texas City are ...

Evacuees eager to go home Sep 27, 2005
Bryan College Station Eagle, ...that suffered the greatest hit from Hurricane Rita, said ... the cars was left behind on Texas 6 when ... year-old resident of Dickinson in Galveston County, said he's ...

Judge calls for voluntary evacuation Sep 21, 2005
Rosenberg Herald Coaster, ...a serious threat to the Texas coast, including ... well before the hurricane's projected landfall ... With coastal counties including Galveston County under evacuation ...

Evacuations progressing well, officials say Sep 21, 2005
Daily News - Galveston County, ...the more than 250,000 people from Galveston County. ... expressways to the various hurricane evacuation shelters ... Texas City Emergency Management Coordinator Bruce ...

Thousands looking for gasoline relief Sep 24, 2005
Daily News - Galveston County, Hurricane Rita didn’t hit Galveston County as hard as initially feared, but it took a big bite out the supply of gasoline along the Texas Gulf Coast. ...

Mandatory evacuations ordered Sep 20, 2005
KVUE (subscription), GALVESTON, Texas — Officials ordered a mandatory evacuation of Galveston County beginning Wednesday night as Hurricane Rita threatened the Texas Gulf Coast. ...

Officials need a better plan for evacuation Sep 24, 2005
Daily News - Galveston County, The Galveston County evacuation also worked better than the ... before as citizens fled before Hurricane Katrina ... was as though evacuation planners in Texas were deaf ...





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