We are still seeing people everyday who need some type of housing.

For our area, the fair market rent for a one bedroom apartment is $300; for two bedrooms it is $350; for three bedrooms, $450; and for four bedrooms, $525.

This is the first program offering assistance to Hurricane Rita evacuees. This is a big thing. We will start accepting applications Feb. 1.

We will be able to help them for up to one year. It is intended for low- to moderately low-income individuals.

The interesting thing today was you had the Catholic board, public board, parks and recreation, all the people who have budgets, but they don't work together. There's problems with funding formulas, so I think the first thing we want to address is how they can work together.

The helicopter still had all of the police logos from the movie. So while the media was getting shooed away, we could fly anywhere we wanted.