Ortega , a professor at the University of Houston , and his partner walked about six miles down the beach on Sunday and said there 's `` not an inch that is n't damaged . '' Galveston residents may not be able to come home for weeks . iReporter Carlos Ortega says beachfront houses are gone in his neighborhood . iReporter Matteu Erchull rode out storm and lost everything . Are you cleaning up after Ike ? The National Weather Service has issued a hurricane watch from the Texas coast northward through Louisiana as Hurricane Ike, which is expected to make landfall on Friday night or early Saturday morning, moves into Texas.
Galveston residents may not be able to come home for weeks . iReporter Carlos Ortega says beachfront houses are gone in his neighborhood . iReporter Matteu Erchull rode out storm and lost everything . Are you cleaning up after Ike ? The National Weather Service has issued a hurricane watch from the Texas coast northward through Louisiana as Hurricane Ike, which is expected to make landfall on Friday night or early Saturday morning, moves into Texas.