This problem that you have in Houston right now is the poster child for why we in the Legislature want to fix charter schools,

I'm in Houston right now, getting ready to go to a farm in Lake Charles. I left my mom and my grandmother and her blind friend in a hotel lobby in Baton Rouge, so I've got to get them up to the farm. I grabbed my guitar, my dog and my girlfriend and got out. That was all I could do. I've got nothing left besides a little cash in my back pocket. It will take months for me to figure out a semblance of what to do.

[But the worst of Rita missed Houston and Galveston, and officials there were cautiously optimistic early Saturday.] At least, right now, we're okay, ... The assessment so far is that Houston is weathering the storm.

As of right now, in Houston, Texas it's almost impossible to buy gasoline,

With a few changes, I think all these bills will probably pass.

We have the vision of three communities, who have decided that in Collin County rather than do something as individual communities we were going to collaborate. We are going to spend our time together and spend our money together to build this facility together and work together.