Originally Posted by
aztimm
Probably for the best. Houston is outside of the area for the eclipse; I'm sure you'll get a dusk-type effect, but definitely not a total eclipse. The roads between Houston and areas with the total eclipse will be bumper-to-bumper. Heck, US-290 between Houston and Austin is like that most weekends anyway.
I bought IAH but wasn't staying there. SAT and AUS were already double the price when I bought in late Dec. Cars were scarce at SAT and AUS but were widely available at IAH.
Now I changed to BOS for $160 and can't change back to Texas without paying a lot more.