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AAA Texas Closes Houston District Offices in Preparation for Hurricane Rita

HOUSTON--Sept. 22, 2005--AAA Texas has announced that it is closing all of its district offices within the Greater Houston area Thursday, Friday and Saturday due to the threat of Hurricane Rita.

The district offices include:

 --  Houston Champions     13845 Breck Street           713-284-6450
 --  Houston Clear Lake    16921 El Camino Street       713-284-6670
 --  Houston Conroe        1351 W. Davis #E             713-834-3380
 --  Houston Copperfield   8508 Highway 6 North         713-284-6630
 --  Houston Fort Bend     4729 Highway 6               713-284-6494
 --  Houston Galleria      3307 Sage Road               713-284-6335
 --  Houston Humble        9761 FM 1960 Bypass          713-834-3310
 --  Houston Memorial      9311 Katy Freeway            713-284-6489
 --  Houston Tomball       28418 Tomball                281-351-6418
 --  Houston Woodlands     27726 I-45 North             713-834-3200

The closures come after Houston Mayor Bill White called on area businesses to give employees Thursday and Friday off so they can evacuate if necessary. Governor Rick Perry is encouraging Texans living along the coast between Beaumont-Port Arthur and Corpus Christi to leave the area before Hurricane Rita arrives. Forecasters are predicting that the hurricane will arrive at the Texas coast as a category 5 storm by this weekend.

AAA members will still be able to obtain services and information via the company's Website at www.aaa-texas.com. The company's roadside assistance service will remain in service 24-hours around the clock. Members requesting roadside assistance should be aware that service may be delayed or interrupted by the hurricane.

Members who have their homes or vehicles insured with AAA Texas can call the AAA Texas claims hotline at 1-800-672-5246 to file storm damage claims.

AAA Texas, an affiliate of AAA National, has been serving Texans since 1902. Today, more than a million AAA Texas members benefit from the organization's roadside assistance service, travel agency, financial products, insurance products and services, automotive pricing, buying and financing, trip planning services, and traffic safety programs. Information about these products and services is available on AAA Texas' Website at www.aaa-texas.com.

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