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Category 3 Hurricane Bud Heads North Off Mexico
Posted on · Although the center of Hurricane #Bud will pass to the south and west, tropical-storm-force winds are possible on the southwestern coast of Mexico on Monday
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Emotionally Drained, Financially Strapped: How Alief ISD Teachers Weathered The School Year After Hurricane Harvey
Posted on · Homeless for a month and a half after the hurricane, Justin Williams had to put his life back together while teaching Alief ISD sixth graders. Tiffany Robinson pushed students even harder to pass state tests after teachers lost 11 school days to Harvey.
Houston Matters
How Might Harvey Affect Houstonians’ Thoughts On Future Storms?
Posted on · Every storm is different. So, how will Harvey shape our perceptions and preparations for the next big storm?
Hurricane
Emmett: 2018 Hurricane Season Demands Different Mindset Than During Harvey
Posted on · Officials are stressing the differences between Harvey's impact on the Houston area and what a direct hurricane impact would look like
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Hurricanes Are Strengthening Faster Than They Used To
Posted on · The speed at which storms develop can shorten preparation time
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Harris County Flood Control District Begins ‘Comprehensive’ Hurricane Repairs
Posted on · The Flood Control District has asked for $84 million in repair money
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“It’s Our Form Of Apartheid”: How Galveston Stalled Public Housing Reconstruction In The 10 Years After Ike
Posted on · Hurricane Ike ravaged Galveston in 2008 and touched off a fierce battle over whether to rebuild the city's destroyed public housing. A decade later, less than half of it has been replaced. The prolonged saga offers a cautionary tale for Texas as it launches the long-term recovery process after Hurricane Harvey.
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Harvey, Irma, Maria, and Nate Retired From List of Hurricane Names
Posted on · The World Meteorological Organization is replacing the four storm names
City of Houston
A Decade After Ike, Houston Still Hasn’t Spent Tens Of Millions It Got To Build Affordable Housing
Posted on · When the Houston Housing Authority tried to build in low-income neighborhoods, housing advocates and the feds blocked the projects. When they turned to wealthier areas, neighbors and politicians shot them down. Will anything change once federal money starts to flow after Hurricane Harvey?
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Underground Tunnels Proposed For Houston Flooding
Posted on · Republican Rep. John Culberson of Houston says this project could be partially funded by Federal Emergency Management Agency hazard mitigation grants
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Port Aransas And Rockport Want You To Visit, Even If They’re Not Quite Ready
Posted on · Tourism generates $400 million a year for Port Aransas economy
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Abbott And FEMA Are Using Harvey To Reinvent Disaster Response. Some Say That Makes Displaced Texans “Guinea Pigs.”
Posted on · In the six months since state and federal officials decided to use the biggest housing recovery in modern history to rewrite the nation's disaster playbook, neighborly networks and organized charity have buoyed disheartened Texans on the coast.
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UT/TT Poll: Texas Voters’ View Of Federal Fesponse To Hurricane Harvey Slips
Posted on · Texas voters’ approval toward the federal government’s response to Hurricane Harvey fell since we last checked in October, from 57 percent to 48 percent, according to the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll.
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How Much Has Been Raised For Harvey Relief — And How’s It Being Spent?
Posted on · It’s been five months since Hurricane Harvey unleashed historic flooding in southeastern parts of the state, but billions of dollars in recovery money have yet to be spent.
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Many Puerto Ricans Displaced By Hurricane Maria Expect To Settle In Texas In The Next Year
Posted on · The transition for Puerto Ricans has often proved to be difficult, disruptive and expensive as people try to find housing, jobs, schools and even furniture and clothes to start fresh on the mainland