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Houston at risk

While many Texans have less than total admiration for Houston and environs, especially the nightmarish traffic and general sprawl, none would be pleased to see the place get struck by terrorists, either by Al Q, an offshoot or a group of freelance jihadis. But that’s just what a recent issue of Homeland Security Today said could happen in the attack even official Washington believes is overdue. So let’s hope the city, county, and the directors of the ship channel and the petrochemical infrastructure are thinking creatively about protecting their soft as well as their hard targets.