Yes, Galveston is Cuban. The old-guard mayor went with the old-guard chairman of the wharves and two old-guard local lobbyists to a communist dictatorship country. For what reason did they go and who did each of these guys represent? What did they discuss with the Cubans? Was it on behalf of their own personal financial interests? You won't find details in the old-guard local newspaper.

I'd rather die at home than on the side of a road or in some shelter. No politician or their police force will ever make me leave (while they are enjoy the facilities of a luxury hotel...at tax payers expense).