Houston's Homeless

Houston, Texas is known for attributing their problems to former New Orleans' residents. After Hurricane Katrina, they tried to attribute their crime to Katrina evacuees. Now since they are receiving aid to deal with the homeless crises, once again Katrina evacuees are thrown in the midst.

The Houston-Harris County area will receive $19.7 million in homeless assistance funds — about a 20 percent increase from the previous fiscal year, said HUD spokesman Scott Hudman.

"The (homeless) population is changing some," Longino said. "I think you'd be surprised at the number of people who were not traditionally out there, who are out there now because of financial circumstances or because of (Hurricane) Katrina."


Wake up Houston: Katrina evacuees are not responsible for your woes.