`Alligator Capital of Texas' hit hard by storm Ike - Salon.com: "Sep 30th, 2008 | ANAHUAC, Texas -- In this town on the edge of the Trinity Bay, alligators normally outnumber people three to one, and the annual Texas GatorFest draws 30,000 people — more than 10 times the town's population.
But not this year, not with Hurricane Ike. The storm forced the cancellation of the festival and made the 20-day gator hunting season a shadow of its normal self. Wildlife officials say the gators' habitat and food sources also took a significant hit and it may take time for the population to recover.
But the official 'Alligator Capital of Texas' will rise again, vows Mayor Guy Robert Jackson."
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