Before Harvey hit, Texas Governor Greg Abbott said 'On your mark, get set, go!!' to 2.3 million Houston residents

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And Then the Rain Came, by Mimi Swartz.  (The New York Times, (8/27/2017)

Related reading:
How Hurricane Rita anxiety led to the worst gridlock in Houston history.  (Houston Chronicle, 8/25/2017)

In the Houston area, the muddled flight from the city killed almost as many people as Rita did. an estimated 2.5 million people hit the road ahead of the storm’s arrival, creating some of the most insane gridlock in U.S. history. More than 100 evacuees died in the exodus. Drivers waited in traffic for 20-plus hours, and heat stroke impaired or killed dozens. Fights broke out on the highway. A bus carrying nursing home evacuees caught fire, and 24 died.

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Fox News contributor and wingnut ideologue Lisa Boothe just hates it when science enters the picture.  (8/28/2017)
Trump's 6 most recent tweets.  (8/27/2017)