There was a lot of frustration on all our parts. And hopefully our government will take a look so no American city will have to go through this.

We could have a massive inundation of Port Arthur.

They're still not here. The state makes the request, works hard on the request. It falls in the cracks of the federal government.

We've got 50 generators sitting on trailers that would get water and sewer back running, but they won't let us unload them. There's still a breakdown of communication between the state and federal government.

For the few people who stayed (in Port Arthur), they could lose their lives. That's a very real possibility.

If I hadn't thought to get the senators involved, those people that were in the hospital today would probably be dead, some of them. They wouldn't have electricity and water to survive.

It looks like a war zone.

Right now, if anybody wants to work, look at the unemployment ads.

The depth of the channel is the lifeblood of not only our community, but to 11 percent of the country's fuel production.