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‘Phone Call After Phone Call’: Frustrated Homeowners Organize For Harvey Recovery Funding
Posted on · One of the demands of the Harvey Forgotten Survivors Caucus is for more mental health services to be part of disaster recovery.
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City of Houston
Houston Affordable Housing Projects Compete For $150 Million In State Funding
Posted on · To get public money, projects have to meet comprehensive criteria. Environmental health risk isn't one of them.
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Finding Millions in Housing Funds, and Speech Therapy Cuts: Thursday’s Show (May 25, 2017)
Posted on · (Photo: Florian Martin | Houston Public Media) The City of Houston's Housing Department suddenly has $46 million more for affordable housing projects. How? It started with some investigative reporting from the Houston Chronicle. On today’s edition of Houston Matters, Michael Hagerty has reporters Rebecca Elliott and Mike Morris explain. The oversight was uncovered after the […]
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New Design Ideas for Houston, and Houston’s First All-Star: Thursday’s Show (March 30, 2017)
Posted on · (Above: An artist’s rendering of a design for a “sky park” at the corner of Milam and Walker in downtownHouston. Image Courtesy: ByDesign/Gensler) If the future of Houston design was left up to the next generation of architects and designers, what would our city look like? Itâs a concept Houston design firm Gensler is exploring […]
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Plan To Spend Federal Funds To Recover From 2015 Floods Focuses On Infrastructure
Posted on · The Houston City Council is scheduled to vote on it next week.