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The Texas Military Department is composed of the three branches of the military in the state of Texas. These branches are the Texas Army National Guard, the Texas Air National Guard, and the Texas State Guard. All three branches are administered by the state Adjutant General, an appointee of the Governor of Texas, and fall under the command of the Governor.
I have lived in the path of Texas hurricanes since the mid-70s and still own a house in that path the hurricanes take when they come in at Galveston. The hurricanes, in general, go up Highway 45 from Galveston, through League City where I lived until 1990, through Houston, then through the town where my house now is, which is about one mile from Highway 45.
I say that to show I have witnessed the preparations the state made though all those years. It was pretty much "you are on your own" for water and food and shelter. Most people left their houses and went north. Population growth meant more millions trying to get out. Something needed to be done so people could stay home.
Preparations changed when Rick Perry was elected governor in 2000, and was governor until 2015. He is the reason for Texas preps for hurricanes and using the Texas National Guard for
any emergency where they can help, including the border if needed and they have done that. Just before the start of his campaign, my husband, the Republican Chairman, and I, the volunteer (I get no credit!) went to Austin to meet with Perry and other Chairmen, to help develop a plan for his election. I tell you that, to tell you this: I sat with Perry's mother most of the day. What a precious woman she was. She gave me this reason why he should be governor: "He is a good boy."
The next hurricane we had, Perry "took notes" as to what the state needed to do to help "people", not just fix infrastructure such as roads, bridges, that were out. Then he consulted with our Texas National Guard and the federal government in every way possible, and developed a "Pre-Hurricane" plan to station the Texas National Guard on roads that led to the likely affected areas, along with Power Companies' workers, specialists in water , and FEMA with their supplies. The Red Cross, The Salvation Army, other emergency relief agencies were part of this pre-plan to help people survive. Cities were part of this to consult with the governor's people as to their most vulnerable areas that would go down worse than other areas.
After another hurricane, which was a bad one with cars stranded on roads going north, people died on those roads, I recall something happened to a stranded van with a number of Nuns in it, and they all died. After that hurricane, he added gasoline trucks stationed on main exit roads so when people ran out of gas, gasoline trucks would find them.
I witnessed that with my house being so close to Hwy. 45. I saw cars stranded on 45. If they had wanted to get off to find gas before they ran out, there was with no way for the car to get off the highway - barriers were put on exit roads so the cars could not get off. I still wonder why those barriers were put there forcing cars to stay on the highway.
Because our Texas National Guard is so important to the state, and we have young men who grew up going hunting with their fathers so they know how to handle a weapon, our Texas National Guard is fit and ready. And, because Rick Perry was "A Good Boy", he gets the credit for our Texas National Guard being number one in readiness and size.
