I live in Houston. I was going to leave for Austin, but I10 was so backed up that I would have run out of gas on the road, which I would have rather not done. I thought that I was planning early enough, but apparently I wasn't. I'm currently staying at my friend's place which has two foot concrete walls, so I'm pretty safe, and my car should be alright. It's on the street, but this place didn't flood during tropical storm Allison, so no flooding should happen. Besides, the hurricane is hitting very east of us, unfortunate for Beaumont, but fortunate for us. Power is going out in several places, but I'm currently fine. So everyone, don't worry that much, the damage and stuff seems to be bareable. The news reports of people dieing while waiting in traffic was extraordinarily disheartening though.