From KTRK-13:
With Tropical Storm Wilma building in the tropics, are we ready to evacuate again? The evacuation plans for Houston and Harris County have not changed considerably since Hurricane Rita, when the mass exodus caused dozens of deaths and widespread traffic pile ups.
You’d think there would already be changes put in place. Authorities say they know there are things they’ll need to do differently the next time the Houston-Galveston area is evacuated. But so far, leaders are unable to spell out many specifics about what those changes might be.
Who’d think there would already be changes put in place? Not anyone who is realistic about how government operates. Come on — it’s been one month since the Rita evacuation!
Later this month there is a meeting of a statewide task force appointed by the governor. At that meeting folks are supposed to talk about lessons learned from Hurricane Rita.
Aha. There’s a meeting of the evacuation task force within a couple of weeks. And the point of this story was…?
