Join us as Judge Emmett gives us the inside story on Ike,
the evacuation and “hunkering down” in HarrisCounty!Little did we know
that Judge Emmett's use of the phrase "hunker down Houston" during the Hurricane Ike crisis
would spark a media frenzy. But today, everyone's saying it,
from local TV reporters to the guys on CNN and The Weather Channel. His
calm demeanor and forthright talk
made the people of Houston, Galveston, and surrounding
areas understand the gravity of the
impending hurricane, enough to seriously get “hunkered down” in preparation for
it.Unanimously appointed CountyJudge by Harris County
Commissioners Court on March 6, 2007,
Edward M. Emmett was then kept in this office as the voters gave him their “vote of confidence for a job well done”
this last November, in the face of a Democratic down-vote
election.Judge Emmett’s
proven track record of public service also includes: member of Texas House of Representatives,
appointment to the Interstate Commerce Commission by George H. Bush and member of numerous boards and
commissions.
