Rita lessons from a decade past reshape Texas evacuation plans
Ten years after Hurricane Rita, Brazoria County reflects on gridlock and evacuations. The piece notes poor coordination across Harris, Brazoria, Galveston, Fort Bend and Matagorda counties and credits Rita with spurring lasting improvements in state and municipal planning and staged evacuations, fueling smoother Ike responses and ongoing large scale road projects.
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Gulf of Mexico
Brazoria County
New Orleans
Harris
Brazoria
Galveston
Fort Bend
Matagorda
Rita
Beaumont
Lawmakers and Federal Officials Contact Details
A listing of U S representatives and senators from Texas with district and Washington office addresses phone numbers and email links for U S Rep Mike Conaway U S Sen John Cornyn U S Sen Ted Cruz and U S Rep Randy Neugebauer plus local Odessa and Midland offices and web contact forms.
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U.S
Mike Conaway
Midland
Cannon
John Cornyn
Hart Senate
Washington, D.C
Cornyn
Senate
Ted Cruz
Dirksen Senate
Cruz
Randy Neugebauer
Lubbock
Brooks Landgraf and Kel Seliger State Office Contacts
Rep Brooks Landgraf Republican Odessa district office and Austin office contact details plus Sen Kel Seliger Amarillo Odessa addresses phone numbers and emails for state legislative offices. Provides district mailing addresses and office locations.
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Brooks Landgraf
Republican
Odessa
West 4Th St
Austin
Capitol Extension
P.O
House State
Kel Seliger
Amarillo
E. University Blvd
P.O. Box
Senate State
Estrich Message to Hillary's Supporters Featured
Susan Estrich, Robert Kingsley Professor of Law and Political Science, speaks to supporters of Hillary Clinton. The message emphasizes political strategy, advocacy aims, and public engagement.
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Estrich
Robert Kingsley
Hillary Clinton leadership in server controversy
Commentary notes Clinton remains frontrunner as she handles the private server issue. It argues transparency and accountability matter, cites Reno and Ferraro as standards, and predicts lessons learned may help later in the 2015 campaign cycle. Also lauds a local death by own action prevention walk participants.
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Hillary Clinton
Trump
Carson
Sanders
Paul
Cruz
Rubio
White House
Clinton
Hillary
Janet Reno
Waco
Texas
Geraldine Ferraro
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Odessa American
Jeremy L. Halbreich
AIM Media Texas LLC
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William R
Rick” Starks
Patrick Canty
Laura Dennis
Susan Estrich
Creators.com
Oapa
Kevin Siers
John Boehner
Bedero
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