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Crystal Beach, Texas

Approximate location of beachfront homes

SOURCES: U.S. Geological Survey; ESRI AP

A little-known Texas law says thestate can seize private property if astorm changes the beach boundaries,as Hurricane Ike did when the shore-

line was washed away.

Crystal Beach, Texas

Approximate location of beachfront homes

Sept. 9, 2008

Sept. 15, 2008

Bolivar Peninsula

Gulf of Mexico

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Crystal Beach Beach

bummerSome Ike victims mightlose land to government

By MICHAEL GRACZYK

and CAIN BURDEAU

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

GALVESTON Hundreds ofpeople whose beachfront homes

were wrecked by Hurricane Ikemight be barred from rebuildingunder a little-noticed Texas law.

And even those whose houseswere spared could end up seeing

BEACHFRONT, page 4A

ONLINE

Video of BC devastation:BeaumontEnterprise.com

INSIDE

Entergy says Ike recovery willtake as long as Rita: 3A

Town by town info on cur-fews, utilities, services: 3A

Jobless rate could hit doubledigits as it did after Rita: 8A

Ike forces some to go towork where they evacuated: 8A

On the scene in Vidor,China

and Mid-County: 10A No leaks of toxic materialdetected at Veolia incineratorsite on Texas 73: 10A

Sea Rim goes from heavily tocatastrophically damaged: 11A

Ride along with FEMA: 12A

Bridge City folk try to dry out homesBy CHRISTINE RAPPLEYE

THE ENTERPRISE

BRIDGE CITY The driveway to Vance Hardy and

Nancy Adams Bridge City home now is strewn with theircollection of National Geographic magazines, marshgrass, a window screen and other almost unrecognizablepossessions from their home.

Unbelievable, said Hardy as he walked up the drive-way for the first time.

The Rainbow Bridge and Veterans Memorial Bridge are

BRIDGE CITY, page 5A

School renewalBefore resumingclasses, districtshave to coverbasic necessities

By EMILY GUEVARA

THE ENTERPRISE

The Bridge City school district

was no doubt among the mostbadly hurt by Hurricane Ike.

District Superintendent JameyHarrison told The Enterprise earli-er this week that the districts fivecampuses had substantial dam-age.

Work crews still were removingmoisture from the buildings Fri-day while Harrison predicted thatschool could resume as early asOct. 6.

Were going to have a fullschool year, he told The Enter-prise earlier this week. Bridge Cityschools are going to be open.

It is one of 30 districts in theSoutheast Texas region, the major-ity of which felt the sting of Hurri-cane Ike. From wind damage to

flooding, school officials must jug-gle campus repairs along with theneeds of their community.

District administrators said theyconsidered power, their staff andstudents, and their own philoso-phy when making decisionsregarding school openings.

The common thread for all dis-tricts is the presence of electricity.

Almost every district cites func-tioning power, water and sewer

SCHOOLS, page 4A

Dianne Brookshire, who lived at 195 Stapper Street in Bridge City,

could not look into her daughters room as she walked around the out-

side of her home. The storm surge from Hurricane Ike left marsh grass

over everything as it traveled through her home.

Dave Ryan/The Enterprise

HOMEOWNERS COULD

LOSE COASTAL PROPERTY

Whole town

looks like a

flea market,mayor says

of saturated

belongings

set outside

Aid denial

stuns someFEMA procedures can be toughfor those already reeling from IkeBy DEE DIXON

THE ENTERPRISE

BEAUMONT Dealing with FEMAcan be frustrating, especially when a per-son who feels more than qualified forassistance gets an aid denial instead.

That is the situation Bridge City resi-dent Glenn Perritt and disabled Beau-mont resident Norma Rocio found them-selves in this week.

Perritt, a 42-year-old plant operations

AID, page 4A

Recovering

the footballEven in a disasterarea, sports barsare there for fanswith cold beerand big-screentelevisions: 1B