Nation First Rita, then Ike. Now the ‘resilient’ residents of this Texas town brace for Hurricane Laura. August 26, 2020 Rick Jervis, USA TODAY Comments Off on First Rita, then Ike. Now the ‘resilient’ residents of this Texas town brace for Hurricane Laura. Sabine Pass, a low lying coastal town on the Texas-Louisiana line, was mostly boarded up, with many choosing to evacuate out of Laura's path.