Texas Hospitality

Look for more of these kinds of stories in the coming days as Americans pull together to help their fellow citizens:

This comes from Leyla Perkins of Covington who traveled to Houston with her family to get away from Hurricane Katrina:

Yesterday, we went to the IKEA in Houston. There were signs all over telling Louisiana residents that they could eat for free in the restaraunt because of the hurricane. We enjoyed dessert and coffee, but we could have had a full meal for all of us if we'd chosen to. This morning, the local paper has a list of things to do in the city for people from LA, MS, and AL. Everything is free. All museums and the zoo are letting residents of those states in for free, and many of them will do so until the end of October. I guess that's because they know that people may be stuck here for quite some time.