Were There Evacuation Orders for Houston before the Storm?

[KatyMan]

7. Where would 6 million people go?

And Rita was awful, all that happened were people were stuck on the freeways and interstates for hours and hours. Dumb Ass Governor Gregg Abbot said people should leave the other day and Houston leadership was quick to back that out saying, no, stay where you are. Freeways have been underwater since Friday, and tens of thousands of people (if not more) would be stuck in a terrible situation if they evacuated--stuck on the freeway, likely for days, pummeled by rain, wind, and tornadoes with no food, water, bathrooms or protection. Much safer at home or in shelters near home in flood prone areas.
This is an unreal extreme situation, but Houston and surrounding areas have experienced some pretty serious storms and flooding before, and I believe the city and county know how best to handle this, especially after Allison when a lot of building codes were changed to reflect this possibility. I trust them way more than the state government wrt this situation.