Astrodome schedule has been cancelled till December to

[mom cat]

accomodate the refugees. Children will be able to go to school in Houston.WWLTV
http://www.khou.com/perl/common/video/wmPlayer.pl?title=beloint_khou&props=livenoad

[chicagiana]

1. So nice of the governer to overwhelm an already overcrowded school system

The mass concentration of these refugees is ridiculous. The entire country needs to step up and host families to spread the burden around.

Houston can't handle the schoolchildren it already has. They would have been better off setting up makeshift schools using refugee teachers.

[LynzM]

3. I know, is there a way to do this?

We'd definitely try to host a family for a while if this were possible... is there any sort of way to do that, does anyone know??

[chicagiana]

4. Well maybe the feds could get off their asses ...

... and coordinate such a program with cities across the nation. Nothin' I can do about it. I'm just some pee-on with a computer and an internet connection.

[LynzM]

5. Yeah, I know....

I know Craig's List is getting some info together... maybe they could organize some sort of sponsorship?

[RobertSeattle]

2. What had the Astrodome been used for?

Aren't the Houston Football and Baseball teams using different places now?

Wow - wikipedia already has an update.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astrodome

On August 31, 2005, in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, the Harris County Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management and the State of Louisiana came to an agreement to allow at least 25,000 refugees from New Orleans, especially those that were sheltered in the Louisiana Superdome, to move to the Astrodome until they could return home.

[Bethany Rockafella]

6. Yes, the Stros are at Minute Maid Park, the Texans are at Reliant Park

The dome is just sitting there taking up space.