Houston Mayor Bill White has authorized opening Reliant Center to as many as 11,000 evacuees from Hurricane Katrina.He said he also has authorized the opening of the George R. Brown Convention Center, if needed.
The George R. Brown is not open this morning, however, and evacuees should not go there because it is not set up for occupation.
``The City of Houston and this region will use its capacity to care for tens of thousands of families," the mayor said. "We will be making assessments daily of our community capacity. We do need other cities to be accepting busloads of people.''
Reliant Center can take 11,000 people, the mayor said.
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The U.S. Postal Service announced this morning that evacuees at the Astrodome will be able to receive mail as early as Saturday.
The service created a special ZIP code to handle the mail: 77230.
Anyone who thinks they may have a friend or loved one sheltered at the Astrodome should address letters by name, with the address General Delivery, Houston, TX 77230.
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Dallas and San Antonio shelters are open. Dallas can accommodate 12,500 in several shelters set up in the city. San Antonio can accommodate 25,000 evacuees in several shelters set up in the city. Eckels said any overflow may be transferred to these cities or to Huntsville.
Houston opens shelter for 11,000 more
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