Two years ago about 10,000 Katrina evacuees showed up in Dallas which did not have a plan to handle them. Today, the City of Dallas says it will be prepared this time for up to 25,000 evacuees.

The action plan for Dallas involves all buses from Galveston and Houston to be routed to a reception center in Mesquite which can then be dispatched to one of 20 shelters in the area, including the Dallas Convention Center which was the command base for the evacuees from Katrina.

Additionally, the Dallas Red Cross has trained thousands of volunteers in shelter management.