Posted on · The Texas Senate is moving fast on bills that would draw $3 billion from the Rainy Day Fund for disaster relief and flood mitigation infrastructure. That’s scant comfort for people who’ve been stuck in toxic homes since September 2017.
Posted on · Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick is rolling out a trio of bills for Harvey relief and flood mitigation, which Gov. Greg Abbott designated an emergency item for the 86th Texas Legislature.
Posted on · The Greater Houston Partnership, like Governor Greg Abbott, has named disaster recovery one of its top priorities for the 2019 Texas Legislature.
Posted on · State and federal officials still need to sign off on the plan. That means the relief programs the grant will pay for likely won’t get started until November
Posted on · A former HUD official working on disaster recovery in the U.S. Virgin Islands talks about recovery efforts there since Hurricane Irma.
Posted on · Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner’s administration estimates storm and flood damage to city property at $2.5 billion.
Posted on · Jim Blackburn from Rice University tells Houston Matters about his concerns regarding the funding, including transparency and where future money will be spent.
Posted on · The city council passed an ordinance letting residents live in a trailer or RV on their own property while rebuilding homes damaged by Harvey
Posted on · Mayor Sylvester Turner says the city could face a fresh disaster from spring floods if Congress and Governor Abbott don’t get emergency funding to the city soon
Posted on · Many of those voters still displaced by hurricane and flood damage are dedicated Republican primary voters. Rice University political scientist Bob Stein says that frustration at perceived congressional inaction may overrule partisanship
Posted on · The Center for American Progress, the ACLU and the NAACP are some of the organizations telling Republican and Democratic leaders those three issues are priorities
Posted on · Congressman Kevin Brady of The Woodlands discusses with Houston Matters the nearly $37 billion disaster relief bill signed by President Trump.
Posted on · We talked with a few people who helped create web-based tools to aid relief efforts
Posted on · The response from the Red Cross to the disaster caused by Harvey is being harshly criticized across many Texas Counties.
Posted on · The SBA does help business owners, but it also provides low-interest disaster relief loans to homeowners, property owners, and renters.