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Tag: Puerto Rico

Arts & Culture

Lin-Manuel Miranda Is Taking ‘Hamilton’ To Puerto Rico

Anastasia Tsioulcas, NPR

Posted on November 8, 2017 · The show's creator hopes that the three-week run, scheduled for January 2019, will help jump-start economic opportunities and cultural tourism to the island

Tags Alexander Hamilton hamilton Hamilton: An American Musical Lin-Manuel Miranda Puerto Rico

News

HPD Sends 25 Officers To Puerto Rico To Assist With Recovery Efforts After Hurricane Maria

Alvaro 'Al' Ortiz

Posted on November 2, 2017 · Their assignments will include directing traffic and distributing food and supplies

Tags fema houston hpd maria Puerto Rico

Hurricane Harvey

Habitat For Humanity To Aid Harvey Victims

Houston Public Media Staff

Posted on October 24, 2017 · The nonprofit housing organization plans to repair 2,000 homes in Texas by Christmas

Tags Florida Habitat for Humanity HabitatHammersBack harvey houston Hurricane Harvey Puerto Rico Recovery Initiative

News

Senate Advances $36.5B Disaster Relief Package

Andrew Taylor, Associated Press

Posted on October 23, 2017 · The bill rejects requests from the powerful Texas and Florida congressional delegations for additional money to rebuild after hurricanes Harvey and Irma

Tags disaster relief package Florida hurricane Hurricane Harvey Hurricane Maria hurricane relief package Puerto Rico senate texas

News

Why It’s So Hard To Turn The Lights Back On In Puerto Rico

TIM WEBBER/ NPR

Posted on October 20, 2017 · Almost a month after Hurricane Maria made landfall, most of the island is still without electricity. Officials have estimated it could be months before power is restored

Tags Electric Grid Hurricane Maria power grid Puerto Rico

News

UPDATED: Trump Says Administration’s Response To Hurricane In Puerto Rico ‘A 10’

Associated Press / Brian Naylor, NPR

Posted on October 19, 2017 · FEMA wants to hire as many as 2000 local people to help respond to individual recovery efforts, in Puerto Rico and elsewhere

Tags Gov. Ricardo Rossello Hurricane Irma Hurricane Maria President Donald Trump Puerto Rico San Juan Washington white house

Features

‘Get Us Out Of Here’: Amid Broken Infrastructure, Puerto Ricans Flee To Florida

Isabel Dobrin, NPR

Posted on October 14, 2017 · With more than 80 percent of people still without power in Puerto Rico, thousands are pouring out of the island to find relief on the mainland.

Tags Florida Hurricane Maria national disaster Puerto Rico

News

How Texas Troops Are Boosting FEMA Efforts In Puerto Rico

Rhonda Fanning, Texas Standard / Jen Rice

Posted on October 13, 2017 · FEMA is juggling multiple disasters, while supplies and communication are still badly needed in Puerto Rico

Tags fema Hurricane Maria Puerto Rico Texas troops

News

Trump Lashes Out At Puerto Rico As House Weighs Aid Package

Associated Press

Posted on October 12, 2017 · A huge hurricane recovery and rebuilding package likely to be acted upon by the end of the year.

Tags fema Puerto Rico Trump

News

Weeks After Hurricane Maria, Puerto Rico Struggles To Turn On The Lights

SAMANTHA RAPHELSON, NPR

Posted on October 10, 2017 · Nearly 90 percent of Puerto Rico is still without power more than two weeks after Hurricane Maria. Authorities said it will take months to restore electricity after the storm destroyed the power grid

Tags electricity Hurricane Maria power grids Puerto Rico

News

‘Here, We Are United’: A Puerto Rico Church Offers Comfort After Hurricane Maria

ELISSA NADWORNY, NPR

Posted on October 9, 2017 · A church in Utuado, in Puerto Rico's central mountainous region, is open for a community reeling from the effects of Maria — including deaths from landslides, lack of electricity and blocked roads

Tags hurricane Hurricane Maria Puerto Rico Trump

Podcast

Party Politics, National Edition Ep. 27: Gun Control, After Vegas

HPM Digital Team

Posted on October 6, 2017 · "In England, if you commit a crime, the police don't have a gun and you don't have a gun. If you commit a crime, the police will say 'Stop, or I'll say stop again.'" - Comedian, Robin Williams

Tags Brandon Rottinghaus UH chip gerrymandering gun control Jay Aiyer Las Vegas Puerto Rico Rex Tillerson scotus tsu

Classical Music

Local Concert Raises Funds For Disaster Recovery In Mexico And Puerto Rico

Catherine Lu

Posted on October 5, 2017 · Houston musicians support their native lands, each other, and faraway loved ones in the aftermath of massive natural disasters.

Tags benefit concert Cecilia Duarte Gonzalo Ramos mexico Puerto Rico

News

Houston Sends Aid To Puerto Rico

Davis Land

Posted on October 4, 2017 · Several aid groups and the city are sending the island food and other supplies.

Tags aid harvey houston Hurricane Maria maria Puerto Rico

Houston Matters

Political Roundup: Pres. Trump’s Visits To Puerto Rico And Las Vegas

Abner Fletcher

Posted on October 4, 2017 · Houston Matters' political experts discuss the latest national, state, and local political stories with an eye for how they might affect Houston and Texas.

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