Also , motel accused of illegally raising prices as evacuees fled from Ike . Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott files lawsuit against the two businesses . In Texas , the state attorney general can sue , but not file criminal charges . In general : Hotel charged $ 99.99 for rooms that had cost $ 49.99 days earlier . About 1.2 million Gulf Coast residents moved inland to avoid worst of Ike .
Also , motel accused of illegally raising prices as evacuees fled from Ike . Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott files lawsuit against the two businesses . In general : Hotel charged $ 99.99 for rooms that had cost $ 49.99 days earlier . About 1.2 million Gulf Coast residents moved inland to avoid worst of Ike .