Katrina evacuees living in Texas in shelters, hotels and motels have the option of acquiring a free one-way airplane, train or bus tickets to any destination in the continental United States. These tickets may help evacuees join family or friends or move to a new job opportunity. The goal of the program is to get people out of the shelters and commercial housing and into a normal lifestyle.

The program is administered by the Texas Governor's Division of Emergency Management and funded by FEMA. Evacuees wishing to take advantage of this option should visit the Travel Desk at one of the Disaster Recovery Centers (DRC) in the affected counties, or contact local government officials or the shelter manager. The focus of this program is to provide transportation to evacuees for relocation. Tickets cannot be used for evacuees to check the status of their home, attend funerals or meet with a FEMA inspector or insurance adjuster. Eligible modes of travel include air, train and bus. Rental cars and airline ticketed overnight stays are not allowable. Travel is restricted to the lower 48 states. One-way, non-transferable, non-refundable tickets will be issued for air and train travel. Bus travel tickets issued may be refundable. (10/31)