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SEPTEMBER 20, 2008
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Crystal Beach, Texas
Approximate location of beachfront homes
SOURCES: U.S. Geological Survey; ESRI AP
A little-known Texas law says thestate can seize private property if astorm changes the beach boundaries,as Hurricane Ike did when the shore-
line was washed away.
Crystal Beach, Texas
Approximate location of beachfront homes
Sept. 9, 2008
Sept. 15, 2008
Bolivar Peninsula
Gulf of Mexico
TEXAS
Galveston
BolivarPeninsula
Gulf ofMexico
0 5 mi
5 km0
Crystal Beach Beach
bummerSome Ike victims mightlose land to government
By MICHAEL GRACZYK
and CAIN BURDEAU
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
GALVESTON Hundreds ofpeople whose beachfront homes
were wrecked by Hurricane Ikemight be barred from rebuildingunder a little-noticed Texas law.
And even those whose houseswere spared could end up seeing
BEACHFRONT, page 4A
ONLINE
Video of BC devastation:BeaumontEnterprise.com
INSIDE
Entergy says Ike recovery willtake as long as Rita: 3A
Town by town info on cur-fews, utilities, services: 3A
Jobless rate could hit doubledigits as it did after Rita: 8A
Ike forces some to go towork where they evacuated: 8A
On the scene in Vidor,China
and Mid-County: 10A No leaks of toxic materialdetected at Veolia incineratorsite on Texas 73: 10A
Sea Rim goes from heavily tocatastrophically damaged: 11A
Ride along with FEMA: 12A
Bridge City folk try to dry out homesBy CHRISTINE RAPPLEYE
THE ENTERPRISE
BRIDGE CITY The driveway to Vance Hardy and
Nancy Adams Bridge City home now is strewn with theircollection of National Geographic magazines, marshgrass, a window screen and other almost unrecognizablepossessions from their home.
Unbelievable, said Hardy as he walked up the drive-way for the first time.
The Rainbow Bridge and Veterans Memorial Bridge are
BRIDGE CITY, page 5A
School renewalBefore resumingclasses, districtshave to coverbasic necessities
By EMILY GUEVARA
THE ENTERPRISE
The Bridge City school district
was no doubt among the mostbadly hurt by Hurricane Ike.
District Superintendent JameyHarrison told The Enterprise earli-er this week that the districts fivecampuses had substantial dam-age.
Work crews still were removingmoisture from the buildings Fri-day while Harrison predicted thatschool could resume as early asOct. 6.
Were going to have a fullschool year, he told The Enter-prise earlier this week. Bridge Cityschools are going to be open.
It is one of 30 districts in theSoutheast Texas region, the major-ity of which felt the sting of Hurri-cane Ike. From wind damage to
flooding, school officials must jug-gle campus repairs along with theneeds of their community.
District administrators said theyconsidered power, their staff andstudents, and their own philoso-phy when making decisionsregarding school openings.
The common thread for all dis-tricts is the presence of electricity.
Almost every district cites func-tioning power, water and sewer
SCHOOLS, page 4A
Dianne Brookshire, who lived at 195 Stapper Street in Bridge City,
could not look into her daughters room as she walked around the out-
side of her home. The storm surge from Hurricane Ike left marsh grass
over everything as it traveled through her home.
Dave Ryan/The Enterprise
HOMEOWNERS COULD
LOSE COASTAL PROPERTY
Whole town
looks like a
flea market,mayor says
of saturated
belongings
set outside
Aid denial
stuns someFEMA procedures can be toughfor those already reeling from IkeBy DEE DIXON
THE ENTERPRISE
BEAUMONT Dealing with FEMAcan be frustrating, especially when a per-son who feels more than qualified forassistance gets an aid denial instead.
That is the situation Bridge City resi-dent Glenn Perritt and disabled Beau-mont resident Norma Rocio found them-selves in this week.
Perritt, a 42-year-old plant operations
AID, page 4A
Recovering
the footballEven in a disasterarea, sports barsare there for fanswith cold beerand big-screentelevisions: 1B