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Tag: natural disaster

Bauer Business Focus

What Are Employers’ Responsibilities during A Disaster?

Florian Martin

Posted on September 14, 2018 · Do employees have to be paid while a business is shut down? What about vacation or sick time? A Houston employment lawyer provides answers.

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Judge Denies FEMA Relief For Three Texas Churches

Houston Public Media Staff

Posted on December 7, 2017 · The Stafford Act allows the President to provide federal assistance for natural disasters. However, the act excludes religious facilities

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The Tempest At Galveston: ‘We Knew There Was A Storm Coming, But We Had No Idea’

John Burnett, NPR

Posted on November 30, 2017 · The Great Galveston Storm of 1900 destroyed two-thirds of the Texas city and heavily damaged surviving structures. It remains the most deadly natural disaster and worst hurricane in U.S. history

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Hurricane Harvey

Texas Inmates Made Sizable Donation To Harvey Victims

HPM Digital Team

Posted on October 11, 2017 · Prison officials said this is not the first time inmates have helped following a natural disaster

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Powerful Earthquake Hits Central Mexico, Collapses Buildings

Associated Press

Posted on September 19, 2017 · The magnitude 8.1 quake that hit Sept. 7 of Mexico's southern coast was also felt strongly in the capital.

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FEMA Releases Final Update To Harris County/Houston Coastal Flood Map

David Pitman

Posted on September 26, 2016 · It's the Federal Emergency Management Agency's first major revision in a decade. Banks and insurance companies use the maps to determine whether to require flood insurance and how much property owners will pay.

Tags flooding gulf coast insurance mortgage natural disaster

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