Rick is one of the VIPs with the Army Corps of Engineers.
Rick and Joy have been relocated to a different location from Galveston island. His home is just outside of the the extremely vulnerable Bayou Vista area, just North of the water ways that form the barrier with Galveston Island. They are at a central command center in West Houston, in a hotel. I hope the hotel survives without any issues. Rick is a very clever and resilient man and should be able to take care of Joy and protect her. Hopefully Rick can be of invaluable assistance to the citizens and infrastructure of the area. Joy has the list and it is her top priority to preserve it.
The storm pretty much missed Houston completely. I just went to check on my place in the Galleria area (which is where Rick & Joy were staying) and the worst damage I saw was an IHOP that had its shingles taken off.