Shelters: Texas

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State	Texas
Specific emergencies	Hurricane Alex 2010, 2011 Texas Wildfires
Resource type	Preparing for an emergency, Getting help after an emergency, Recovery, News
Resource sub-type	Shelters/Lodging/Relocation/Evacuation
Types of emergencies handled	Severe weather; Flooding and tsunami
Area(s) covered	Texas

Shelters > Texas

Contents 1 Texas Shelter Information 1.1 During Any Storm 2 Red Cross Shelter Information for Texas 3 2011 Central Texas Wildfires 4 Ike Specific Information 2008 4.1 Anderson County 4.2 Angelina County 4.3 Bee County 4.4 Bell County 4.5 Bexar County 4.6 Bowie County 4.7 Brazoria County 4.8 Brazos County 4.9 Chambers County 4.10 Cherokee County 4.11 Collin County 4.12 Comal County 4.13 Dallas County 4.14 Denton County 4.15 El Paso County 4.16 Fort Bend County 4.17 Galveston County 4.18 Grayson County 4.19 Gregg County 4.20 Guadalupe County 4.21 Harris County 4.22 Harrison County 4.23 Hunt County 4.24 Jefferson County 4.25 Kerr County 4.26 Lubbock County 4.27 Matagorda County 4.28 McLennan County 4.29 Milam County 4.30 Nacogdoches County 4.31 Orange County 4.32 Panola County 4.33 Potter County 4.34 Smith County 4.35 Travis County 4.36 Tarrant County 4.37 Van Zandt County 4.38 Walker County

Texas Shelter Information

During Any Storm

• Shelter information
  • Please call 2-1-1 for information about open shelters in the area.
  • If you are calling from outside of Texas, or have technical difficulties when dialing 2-1-1 from your cell/mobile, voice-over-IP, or office location phone, dial the toll free alternate access number at 1-877-541-7905.
  • See "Ike Specific Info" below for shelters listed in media web-articles.
• Nacogdoches, Lufkin, Tyler, Huntsville, Bryan-College Station, Waco, Austin, the Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area, San Antonio, Wichita Falls, San Angelo, Abilene, Lubbock, Amarillo, Midland-Odessa, and El Paso are shelter hubs. Governments agencies, media and their websites announce information about their check-in/reception centers and shelters.
  • Red Cross National Shelter System "State of Texas Shelters", list of counties; see also comprehensive list of TX shelters c/w data (updated every ten minutes].
  • Texas - Local newspapers & websites, by city
  • Hurricane Evacuation Information and Evacuation Route Maps
  • List of cities & counties; various Texas maps
• For those self-evacuating see also: Lodging and Campgrounds and RV Parks

Red Cross Shelter Information for Texas

The State of Texas and the American Red Cross have collaborated to provide a public view of current shelters listed in the Red Cross National Shelter System. This information is updated as regularly as possible and may be immediately out of date. Due to the complexity of a disaster response, anyone who uses this information should be prepared to make adjustments to their immediate plans.

The Red Cross Shelter information can be found at List of open shelters by county; see also comprehensive list of TX shelters c/w data (updated every ten minutes].

2011 Central Texas Wildfires

from http://www.centex.redcross.org/index.asp?IDCapitulo=F9ZLZNZ3KD

Bastrop Middle School, 709 Old Austin Hwy, Bastrop, TX CLOSING

Ascension Roman Catholic Church, 802 Pine St, Bastrop, TX

Bastrop Christian Outreach, 1096 Hwy 71, Bastrop, TX

Celebration Christian Church, 107 Longhorn St, Bastrop, TX

First Assembly of God, 609 Pecan St, Bastrop, TX

Premerica Baptist Church, 308 Paul C Bell, Bastrop, TX

Old Giddings Elementary School, 1010 Industry Road, Giddings, TX

Smithville Recreation Center, 106 Royston Street, Smithville, TX

Ike Specific Information 2008

• List of evacuations - excellent article also lists bus pickup points, evacuation, weather, transportation, maps & media links, etc.

Anderson County

• Palestine - 3 churches
  • Check-in - Palestine Civic Center, 1819 Spring Street, Palestine, TX 75803
  • No Currently Open Shelters in Palestine

Angelina County

• No Currently Open Shelters
• Lufkin Check-in Point: Lufkin High School, 309 S Medford Dr Lufkin, TX 75901

Bee County

• Beeville - Trinity Christian Church Gym 1110 E. Houston - CLOSED

Bell County

designated shelter county for residents of Brazoria County

• No Currently Open Shelters
• Check-in Point: Belton - Bell County Expo Center 301 West Loop 121, Belton, Texas 76513
  • Belton - First Baptist Church 702 N Main St - (254) 939-1833 CLOSED
  • Harker Heights
    • Harker Heights Recreation Center CLOSED
  • Killeen
    • Killeen Community Center CLOSED
  • Temple
    • old police station - special needs CLOSED

Bexar County

• No Currently Open Shelters in Bexar County
• Check-in Point: Port San Antonio, 143 Billy Mitchell Blvd, San Antonio, TX 78226
  • San AntonioPort San Antonio, the former Kelly Air Force Base
  • Routes and Maps to the Reception Center at Port San Antonio
• Frey Elementary, 900 S. San Eduardo, San Antonio CLOSED
• Pfeiffer Elementary 4451 Dietrich, San Antonio CLOSED

Bowie County

• No Currently Open Shelters in Bowie County
• Texarkana
  • Check-in Point: Southwest Center, 3222 West 7th Street, Texarkana, TX 75501

Brazoria County

• No Currently Open Shelters
• if you need assistance to evacuate call (979) 864-1064
• or the Freeport Police Department at (979) 239-1211
• Anyone on the West End of Galveston County needing assistance evacuating call 409-797-3723
• Pickup points - intermediate schools in Freeport, Clute and Lake Jackson, Angleton Middle School, West Columbia Civic Center, Alvin School District Transportation Center.

Brazos County

• No Currently Open Shelters
• Check-in Point (Bryan/College Station): Veteran’s Park, 3101 Harvey Road(Hwy 30) College Station, TX 77845
  • College Station
    • A&M Church of Christ 2475 Earl Rudder FWY S. CLOSED
• Brazos, A&M Church of Christ, 2475 Earl Rudder Fwy, College Station CLOSED
• Aldersgate United Methodist Church 2201 Earl Rudder Fwy, College Station CLOSED
• Reed Arena - A&M Penburthy@J. Kimbrough, College Station CLOSED
• St. Anthony's Catholic Church 401 W. 29th St, Bryan CLOSED
• St. Thomas Aquinas 2541 Earl Rudder Fwy, College Station CLOSED

Chambers County

• No Currently Open Shelters in Chambers County

Cherokee County

• No Currently Open Shelters in Cherokee County
• Jacksonville
  • First Methodist Church
  • Central Baptist Church
• Rusk - Rusk Church of Christ. 202 N Main St. Rusk, TX 75785.

Collin County

No Currently Open Shelters in Collin County

• McKinney - prepares shelters

Comal County

• State shelters closed As of 9-15-08, one private shelter, Tree of Life Church, remains open.
• medical special needs - [1] diverted to Baptist Child and Family Services facility in San Antonio
• New Braunfels - Calhoun County issues voluntary evacuation
  • New Braunfels Middle School - 659 S Guenther Ave (830) 627-6270 driving directions CLOSED
  • Church Hill Middle School 1275 N Business 35 driving directions CLOSED
  • Oak Run Middle School 415 Timber Hollow driving directionsCLOSED
  • Freiheit Elementary 2002 Fm 1101 (830) 221-2700 driving directions CLOSED
  • Morningside Elementary 1404 Ih 35 N driving directions CLOSED

Dallas County

• No Currently Open Shelters
• Dallas County Red Cross says it is prepared to feed and shelter as many as 48,000 people in North Texas

• Dallas Convention Center, 650 S. Griffin St has already received some self evacuees.
• Mesquite Check-in point at Texas Engineering Service site at 15515 I H 20 at Lumley Road, Mesquite, TX 75149.

[http://www.corsicanadailysun.com/news/local_story_256011906.html?keyword=topstory Signs along the Interstate will direct evacuees to the center, located at 15515 Interstate 20 at Lumley Road

Denton County

• No Currently Open Shelters
• Denton County "The United Way of Denton County has established a Help Line at 940.566.2688 to provide information regarding available accommodation, food, financial, and shopping assistance for hurricane self-evacuees who have relocated themselves to Denton County communities."

El Paso County

• No shelters open as of 9-15-08
• El Paso - Judson F. Williams Convention Center- transformed into massive shelter 1 Civic Center Plz (915) 534-0600][2]

Fort Bend County

• No Currently Open Shelters

Galveston County

• No Currently Open Shelters in Galveston County
• Galveston - On Thursday, officials will announce locations for shelters within the city

Grayson County

• No Currently Open Shelters in Grayson County
• Sherman - First Presbyterian Church’s Family Life Center - 322 WEST PECAN STREET 903-893-3839 CLOSED
• Fairview Baptist Church 222 W. Taylor, Sherman CLOSED

Gregg County

• No Currently Open Shelters
• Longview
  • Lear Park Reception Center located at 100 H.G. Moseley Pkwy off of Loop 281 between Highway 80 and 31. Information line - 903-236-9211

Guadalupe County

• No Currently Open Shelters
• Seguin
  • Seguin-Guadalupe County Coliseum 950 S. Austin St CLOSED
  • First United Methodist Church - 710 N Austin St (830) 379-4112 CLOSED

Harris County

• No Currently Open Shelters in Harris County
• Houston - activated several shelters

Harrison County

• No Currently Open Shelters
• Marshall
  • Check-in Point: Marshall Civic Center,2501 East End Blvd. S. (903) 935-4472

Hunt County

• No Currently Open Shelters in Hunt County
• Check-in Point: Commerce - dial “211” for updated shelter & check-in locations

Jefferson County

• No shelters reported open as of 9-15-08

Kerr County

• No Currently Open Shelters
• Kerrville

Lubbock County

• No shelters reported open as of 9-15-08
• Lubbock - [3]
  • Checkin - Mahon Library (9am - 7pm)
  • Shelter - City Bank Coliseum

Matagorda County

No shelters reported open as of 9-15-08

McLennan County

designated shelter county for residents of San Patricio County

• No Currently Open Shelters
• Waco/Bellmead - Check-in Point: Church of the Open Door - 900 N Loop 340, Waco, TX 76705
  • Bruceville
• Animal Shelter - Waco Humane Society

Milam County

• No Currently Open Shelters in Milam County
• Cameron
  • St. Monica’s Catholic Church, 306 S Nolan Ave, Cameron, TX 76520
  • Williams Civic Center, 408 South Columbus, Cameron, Texas 76520

Nacogdoches County

• No Currently Open Shelters in Nacogdoches County
• Nacogdoches
  • Check-in Point: Fredonia Hill Baptist Church, 1711 South St (Business US 59) Nacogdoches, TX 75964
  • City of Nacogdoches Emergency Information Telephone Bank: 936-559-2510

Orange County

• No Currently Open Shelters in Orange County

Panola County

• Carthage
  • Southside Baptist Church, 1501 W. Sabine St. CLOSED
  • Central Baptist Church, 220 W. Sabine St. CLOSED

• Gary
  • Daniel Springs Baptist Camp, FM 999 CLOSED

Potter County

• No shelters reported open as of 9-15-08
• Amarillo - standby- Civic Center 401 S Buchanan St 806 378-4297 -Preps for Evacuees

Smith County

• No Currently Open Shelters
• Tyler Check-in Point: Faulkner Park, 401 Cumberland Rd, Tyler, TX 75703
• Tyler is the designated location for special needs evacuees from Beaumont

Travis County

• Austin Hurricane Information Hotline - 512-974-1110
• No Currently Open Shelters
• Austin - Seventy five shelters on standby. prepared up to 25,000 people.
  • Delco Activity Center - hotline check Sept 11 confirms open 4601 Pecan Brook Dr, Austin, TX 78724.
  • No specific check-in point yet. See http://www.cityofaustin.org/news/2008/ike_evacuees_091108.htm

"Roadway signs will direct evacuees to the nearest shelter locations as they enter the Austin area. Evacuees also can tune in to KLBJ 590 AM or Spanish language 107.7 FM for details."

Tarrant County

• No Currently Open Shelters
• Fort Worth
• Euless
• Haltom City
• Transportation and central reception hub to open in SE Fort Worth at Wilkerson-Greines Activity Center, 5201 C.A. Roberson Blvd., Fort Worth, TX 76119 - at 6pm
• http://www.star-telegram.com/855/story/903610.html
  • Evacuee shelters

Wilkerson-Greines Activity Center, 5201 C.A. Roberson Blvd. is the evacuee sign-in center. People fleeing Hurricane Ike should register there to be assigned a shelter.

Tarrant County shelters have been prepared at these locations:

Midway Recreation Center, 300 E. Midway Drive, Euless CLOSED

Worth Heights Community Center, 3551 New York Ave., Fort Worth CLOSED

Highland Hills Community Center, 1600 Glasgow Road, Fort Worth CLOSED

Greenbriar Community Center , 5200 Hemphill St., Fort Worth CLOSED

Handley/Meadowbrook Community Center, 6201 Beaty St., Fort Worth CLOSED

Eugene McCray Community Center, 4932 Wilbarger St., Fort Worth CLOSED

Martin Luther King Community Center, 5565 Truman Drive, Fort Worth CLOSED

North Tri-Ethnic Community Center, 2950 Roosevelt Ave., Fort Worth CLOSED

Special needs shelter In Fort Worth, the Fire Station Community Center, 1501 Lipscomb, and HAWS Athletic Center, 600 Congress, will serve as a shelter for people with special needs. Pet care Pets will be sheltered at the Fort Worth Animal Care and Control Division, 4900 Martin St. All pets will be microchipped so they can be returned to their owners.

Information center An information center was set up by the city of Burleson and the Red Cross to help people arriving by car on Interstate 35W. It is at the Seventh-day Adventist Church at 601 S. Burleson Blvd.

Van Zandt County

• No Currently Open Shelters in Van Zandt County

Walker County

• No Currently Open Shelters
• Huntsville
  • Mance Park Middle School - 1010 8th St(936) 293-2755 open NOW CLOSED
  • Huntsville High School - 441 FM 2821 Rd E (936) 293-2646 planned CLOSED
  • Family Faith Church - 2407 Sam Houston Ave (936) 291-9458planned CLOSED
  • Wesley Memorial United Methodist Church 700 Highway 30 East, Huntsville CLOSED
  • Animal shelter for large animals
    • Walker County Fairgrounds - ; 3925 State Highway 30 W (936) 291-8763
  • Animal shelter for small animals
    • Rita B. Huff Animal Shelter -530 Bearkat Blvd (936) 295-4666