But for Houston, Harvey recalls the city's response to Hurricane Rita, which hit the state just three weeks after Katrina and led to a disastrous evacuation. Houston has faced sharp criticism for ...

22, as was the case in 2005 with Hurricane Rita. On that day, one of the largest evacuations in U.S. history unfolded as Galveston, Houston and College Station each set daily record-high temperatures.

The Houston-Galveston Area Council, along with local emergency officials, use a zone system to order evacuations based on the ...

Harvey, he said, “has turned into a very complex and dangerous hurricane ... Christi and Houston, you need to strongly consider evacuating.” Abbott said mandatory evacuation orders ...