Official Site of the Longhorns · Sep 11, 2017
Texas honors first responders at San Jose State game
When James Lann learned that Hurricane Harvey was poised to drench Houston in more than 50 inches of rain, he knew he had to join in the search and rescue efforts.
All he needed was a boat.
Lann, a singer-songwriter and entrepreneur, borrowed a vessel from his neighbor and set off alone to drive the 200 miles from his home in Blooming Grove, Texas, to Houston. With the help of a friend that he picked up along the way, Lann eventually rescued more than 100 people from their homes in Houston and Port Arthur, harnessing social media to locate people whose homes had flooded.
"The number doesn't matter too much," Lann said. "Just one was worth it."