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Evacuees Shun Warnings, Head Back to Houston

State officials urged residents to stay away from Houston until Monday. Downtown Houston on Sunday morning was nearly deserted.
Paul Heltzel, NPR
State officials urged residents to stay away from Houston until Monday. Downtown Houston on Sunday morning was nearly deserted.

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John McChesney
Since 1979 senior correspondent John McChesney has been with NPR, where he has served as national editor (responsible for domestic news) and senior foreign editor. Over the course of his career with NPR, McChesney covered a variety of beats and traveled extensively throughout Europe, Africa, the Middle East, Latin America and Asia. His reports can be heard on NPR's Morning Edition, All Things Considered, Weekend Edition, and newscasts.