
Harvey Recovery
George P. Bush Pledges $750 Million In Harvey Relief To Harris County, After Bipartisan Criticism
Posted on · The county had originally asked for more than $1 billion. Instead, it got nothing.
Posted on · The county had originally asked for more than $1 billion. Instead, it got nothing.
Posted on · On Wednesday's show: Why Houston and Harris County received none of the $1.3 billion in recent Hurricane Harvey relief from the federal government, the week in politics, and Houston's oldest hospital gets a makeover.
Posted on · The measure, attached to the disaster supplemental bill, would provide $45 million in Harvey recovery funds previously denied to victims who had received SBA loans
Posted on · SB 7 will provide Texas’ local governments with matching funds to unlock billions of dollars’ worth of federal disaster aid and flood mitigation funding.
Posted on · On Thursday's Houston Matters: Understanding the flood projects bill, why Millennials aren't buying houses, driving down drug prices, and comedian Matt Braunger.
Posted on · City Housing Director Tom McCasland says seniors, disabled, and low-income residents will have the top priority for home repairs.
Posted on · State lawmakers must pass a budget, but they’re also under heavy pressure to reform school finance, rein in property tax growth, and fund long-awaited Harvey relief.
Posted on · Republican Congressman John Culberson is pushing back against accusations by his Democratic rival, Lizzie Pannill Fletcher, that he neglected flood control in the years before Harvey.
Posted on · The measure, which Senator Ted Cruz co-authored, passed as a rider to a bill reauthorizing the FAA. Congressman Beto O’Rourke says he voted against it because it failed to reauthorize CHIP.
Posted on · County commissioners have been waiting for Congress to pass a Harvey relief bill, which could shoulder the lion’s share of costs for major projects like building a third reservoir. But they’ll need to act soon if they mean to get it on the ballot for the May 5 uniform election
Posted on · The city says it’s complying with a recently enacted Texas law, barring government agencies from doing business with companies that support the Boycott, Divest, Sanctions (BDS) movement
Posted on · The American Civil Liberties Union criticized the city of Dickinson's condition on their applications for the Dickinson Harvey Relief Fund as a violation of free speech rights.
Posted on · On Friday's Houston Matters: We learn about some controversy over Harvey relief in Dickinson. We discuss The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly of this week's news. And we learn about the annual East End Street Festival.
Posted on · Under a new mental health task force, three state agencies will help connect public schools and universities with counselors, funding and training as students and staff work to overcome the traumatic effects of Hurricane Harvey.
Posted on · On Friday's edition of Houston Matters: Houstonians face long lines at the GRB to apply for food assistance after Harvey. A former Assistant Secretary of State tells us how the politics of refugee assistance has changed over the years. Our non-experts discuss The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly of the week's news. And a new exhibit opens at the MFAH on the life and work of fashion designer Oscar de la Renta.