AAA Texas Closes Houston District Offices in Preparation for Hurricane Rita.HOUSTON -- AAA AAA: see American Automobile Association. (Triple A) A common single-cell battery used in a myriad of electronic devices of all variety. Like its double A (AA) cousin, it provides 1.5 volts of DC power. When used in series, the voltage is multiplied. Texas has announced that it is closing all of its district offices within the Greater Houston Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown is a 10-county metropolitan area defined by the Office of Management and Budget. It is located along the Gulf Coast region in the U.S. state of Texas. area Thursday, Friday and Saturday due to the threat of Hurricane Rita Hurricane Rita was the fourth-most intense Atlantic hurricane ever recorded and the most intense tropical cyclone ever observed in the Gulf of Mexico. Rita caused $11.3 billion in damage on the U.S. Gulf Coast in September 2005. . The district offices include: -- Houston Champions 13845 Breck Street 713-284-6450 -- Houston Clear Lake 16921 El Camino Street 713-284-6670 -- Houston Conroe 1351 W. Davis #E 713-834-3380 -- Houston Copperfield 8508 Highway 6 North 713-284-6630 -- Houston Fort Bend 4729 Highway 6 713-284-6494 -- Houston Galleria 3307 Sage Road 713-284-6335 -- Houston Humble 9761 FM 1960 Bypass 713-834-3310 -- Houston Memorial 9311 Katy Freeway 713-284-6489 -- Houston Tomball 28418 Tomball 281-351-6418 -- Houston Woodlands 27726 I-45 North 713-834-3200 The closures come after Houston Mayor Bill White called on area businesses to give employees Thursday and Friday off so they can evacuate e·vac·u·ate v. 1. To empty or remove the contents of. 2. To excrete or discharge waste matter, especially of the bowels. if necessary. Governor Rick Perry James Richard Perry (b. March 4, 1950) is a Republican politician and the Governor of Texas. He assumed office in December 2000 when then-Governor George W. Bush resigned to prepare for his inauguration as President of the United States. Gov. is encouraging Texans living along the coast between Beaumont-Port Arthur and Corpus Christi Corpus Christi, in Christianity Corpus Christi [Lat.,=body of Christ], feast of the Western Church, observed on the Thursday after Trinity Sunday (or on the following Sunday). to leave the area before Hurricane Rita arrives. Forecasters are predicting that the hurricane will arrive at the Texas coast as a category 5 storm by this weekend. AAA members will still be able to obtain services and information via the company's Website at www.aaa-texas.com. The company's roadside assistance service will remain in service 24-hours around the clock. Members requesting roadside assistance should be aware that service may be delayed or interrupted in·ter·rupt v. in·ter·rupt·ed, in·ter·rupt·ing, in·ter·rupts v.tr. 1. To break the continuity or uniformity of: Rain interrupted our baseball game. 2. by the hurricane. Members who have their homes or vehicles insured with AAA Texas can call the AAA Texas claims hotline at 1-800-672-5246 to file storm damage claims. AAA Texas, an affiliate of AAA National, has been serving Texans since 1902. Today, more than a million AAA Texas members benefit from the organization's roadside assistance service, travel agency, financial products, insurance products and services, automotive pricing, buying and financing, trip planning services, and traffic safety programs. Information about these products and services is available on AAA Texas' Website at www.aaa-texas.com. |
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