Bush OKs pre-landfall hurricane emergency for Texas (Reuters)

[Eugene]

Source: Reuters

Bush OKs pre-landfall hurricane emergency for Texas
18 Aug 2007 21:09:44 GMT
Source: Reuters

(Updates with more details)

By Tabassum Zakaria

CRAWFORD, Texas, Aug 18 (Reuters) - U.S. President
George W. Bush on Saturday approved a pre-landfall
emergency declaration for Texas to provide federal
help if the state is hit by Hurricane Dean, White
House spokesman Gordon Johndroe said.

The emergency declaration, which was requested by
the governor of Texas, allows the federal government
to move in emergency personnel, equipment and
supplies now in the event the state is struck by the
storm, he said.

The Bush administration was sharply criticized for a
slow federal government response to Hurricane Katrina,
which devastated the Gulf Coast, including New Orleans,
in August 2005.

"What's a result of Katrina is the federal government's
pro-active stance to go to the states and say you
have this option, come to us now and request it,"
Johndroe said.

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[Cooley Hurd]

1. Bush declares national emergency... AND Martial Law...

...just being a TFHer ;), but SHIT, shouldn't we be VIGILANT?:shrug:

[Mojambo]

2. Don't mess with Texas. n/t

[tammywammy]

3. Hey, for once it's nice to see Bush doing the right thing

I give him props for once.