krazeeboi 196 Report post Posted September 1, 2005 The refugees from the Louisiana Superdome are being transported to the Houston Astrodome in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. But the question I have is, what next? Do any of you Houstonians (or others) think that Houston could be left with somewhat of a sizable homeless population for those who really have nowhere to go? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RiverwoodCLT 660 Report post Posted September 2, 2005 Houston is 2 million + in the city limits. They can pull this out. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spades 0 Report post Posted September 5, 2005 I would not be surprised if many of the evacuees stay with there family for a minute instead of the Astrodome. Alot of people in New Orleans has relatives in Houston so I could see that happening. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
eastsider 776 Report post Posted September 22, 2005 Interesting article from the San Antonio Business Journal about the population shifts that could occur in Texas cities as a result of evacuees staying long term. Texas shelter cities may see long-term population shifts Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mith242 70 Report post Posted September 22, 2005 Now Katrina victims in Texas are being moved again with Rita coming, to Arkansas and Tennessee. I know some of the evacuees sound like they plan on staying in Arkansas. Arkansas' population actually increased by 2.5% because of all the evacuees. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
eastsider 776 Report post Posted September 28, 2005 Not sure what the long term implications of this are, but it's pretty interesting: The North Texas apartment market has absorbed a whopping 18,000 units since Hurricane Katrina struck the Gulf Coast less than one month ago, according to new statistics from ALN Systems. The leasing activity has catapulted occupancy more than 3 percent -- from 88.8 percent at the end of August to 92 percent today. Of those 18,000 units absorbed, 12,000 were in Dallas and 6,000 were in Fort Worth. Texas as a whole absorbed 64,000 apartment units with Houston absorbing 42,000 units, pushing apartment occupancy in the city up 9% since the end of August to 96%. Dallas Business Journal: Hurricane creates record apartment absorption in Dallas-Fort Worth Share this post Link to post Share on other sites