Texas coast shows no ill effects of Katrina

HoustonChronicle.com - Pike: Texas coast shows no ill effects of Katrina: "The chaos of a major storm such as Hurricane Katrina moves mountains of water and tons of marine life as it nears a coast but has only minor effect outside that primary impact zone.

Most Texas-based offshore fishing boats were unaffected by Katrina despite sloppy, wind-chopped waves that towered to 50-plus feet where she made landfall. Over this way, the hurricane's pulse was more gentle and presented itself in measured, rolling swells. As the boats got back to fishing, action picked up nearly where it left off."