Thanks for the explanation Sir Wizard.
I have relatives that live in the Houston area as well as in Ft. Worth. My cousins and my father's sister whose kids are my cousins living in a couple different cities.
I'm really not trying to bash Texas. I am really just mazed that for some reason (from an engineer's viewpoint) why we as a whole can't figure out a better methodology to withstand the elements knowing in advance they will experience extremely high winds and gusts from the incoming hurricane winds..
no offense to my Texican friends intended....