Tales from an H-E-B checker: Despite the distance betwen Central Texans and Hurricane Rita, many felt that preparation was the best course of action; stores quickly ran out of basic survival items Monday, April 17, 2006 By Amanda Majors Walking into HEB to start my afternoon shift wasn’t that unusual until the light above my check stand turned on, the barrier was taken down, and the water began to fly down the conveyor belt nonstop. full story

ACL still rocks on Thursday, March 02, 2006 By Ryan Januszewski Once a year the finest musical talent in Austin for what is easily one of the most popular and extreme musical escapades in the country. However due to recent Hurricane activity, Austin City Limits p full story

Tales from an H-E-B checker [ArticleImageHyperLink] Friday, October 21, 2005 By Amanda Majors Walking into HEB to start my afternoon shift wasn’t that unusual until the light above my check stand turned on, the barrier was taken down, and the water began to fly down the conveyor belt nonstop. full story

Game day changes lead to extraordinary victories Friday, October 21, 2005 By Marisa Webre The halls were filled with students on Thursday morning talking about a possible half-day on Friday because hurricane evacuees were staying at Leander during the weekend. The daily announcements were full story

Furballs ride out Rita in agriculture barn [ArticleImageHyperLink] Friday, October 21, 2005 By Katie Fairbanks During Hurricane Rita, Leander High School provided refuge for not only people, but pets too. Among all the animals staying here were the expected cats and dogs, but others that you might not expect t full story

Students relax on unexpected day off [ArticleImageHyperLink] Monday, October 17, 2005 By Jenni Weber LISD schools closed Friday September 23 to support victims and evacuees that were reluctantly forced from their home by hurricane Rita. Students heartened at the prospect of no school and the chance t full story

No rain douses hope [ArticleImageHyperLink] Monday, October 17, 2005 By Brittany Ponder With the coming of Hurricane Rita, people braced themselves for a waterlogged onslaught; an onslaught that, for Central Texas, did not come. “I was expecting it to rain because it is a storm syste full story

Faculty lends helping hands Thursday, October 13, 2005 By Alexis Budd Without much warning or past experience to draw upon, the administration and faculty stood up to the challenge of housing more than 600 evacuees fleeing Hurricane Rita. “We thought we were going to full story

Red Cross alters studio Tuesday, October 11, 2005 By Jennifer Hoff The Blue Belle dance studio was transformed into a Red Cross workstation while evacuees lined up to get supplies. Volunteers handed out bags that had toothpaste, toothbrushes, deodorant, and other suc full story

Officials offer optimal aid [ArticleImageHyperLink] Tuesday, October 11, 2005 By Laura Kuhn While students enjoyed an extra day off on Friday many members of the community were hard at work. The thousands of evacuees that came from the Gulf Coast because of Hurricane Rita were kept safe by n full story

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