HOUSTON -
Harris County Judge Ed Emmett has made it clear -- any evacuees from Isaac will not be housed in Houston.
"To take people from one dangerous area and bring them to another dangerous area, another hurricane zone really doesn't make sense," said Emmett.
When hurricane Katrina hit seven years ago, tens of thousands of evacuees were loaded onto buses and brought to Houston. Many of the evacuees where housed at the Astrodome.
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Houston went on to accommodate 150,000 evacuees. According to some, the influx caused a spike in violent crime and depleted the city's social and medical services.
According to Emmett, while it was a great humanitarian gesture, evacuees will not be coming to Houston should New Orleans evacuate due to Isaac.
Harris County Judge Ed Emmett has made it clear -- any evacuees from Isaac will not be housed in Houston.
"To take people from one dangerous area and bring them to another dangerous area, another hurricane zone really doesn't make sense," said Emmett.
When hurricane Katrina hit seven years ago, tens of thousands of evacuees were loaded onto buses and brought to Houston. Many of the evacuees where housed at the Astrodome.
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Houston went on to accommodate 150,000 evacuees. According to some, the influx caused a spike in violent crime and depleted the city's social and medical services.
According to Emmett, while it was a great humanitarian gesture, evacuees will not be coming to Houston should New Orleans evacuate due to Isaac.
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