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WATCH: What Are We Going To Do With All This Post-Harvey Trash?

Tomeka Weatherspoon

Posted on September 30, 2017 · Picking up such massive amounts of garbage requires strategy, and some of that plan is slowly being revealed.

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A Closer Look At The Storm Debris Collection Process In One Houston Neighborhood

Abner Fletcher

Posted on September 15, 2017 · News 88.7's Gail Delaughter talks with Houston Matters about the efforts in one Houston neighborhood to clean up storm debris.

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Posted on February 3, 2022 · It’s been years since Hurricane Harvey dumped more than 50 inches of rain in some parts of Houston in August of 2017. Thousands of people are still waiting for assistance to repair their homes and now officials say there might not be enough funds to help everybody who applied.

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Tuesday’s Show: Establishing A County-Funded Deportation Defense Program, And Rep. Sylvia Garcia (Feb. 25, 2020)

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Posted on February 25, 2020 · On Tuesday's Houston Matters: Establishing a county-funded deportation defense program, a conversation with Rep. Sylvia Garcia, the state of area real estate, and an immersive art exhibit inspired by Harvey.

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Friday’s Show: Lowering Lake Conroe, And Yeltsin In Texas (Feb. 21, 2020)

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Posted on February 21, 2020 · On Friday's Houston Matters: Lowering Lake Conroe, researching an African-American family tree, The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of the week's news, and recalling Boris Yeltsin's visit to a Clear Lake grocery store.

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