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Tag: Texas General Land Office

In-Depth

Nearly 3 Years On, Few Houston Homeowners Have Been Reimbursed For Harvey Repairs

Andrew Schneider

Posted on June 16, 2020 · The City of Houston and the state’s General Land Office blame each other for the delays in payouts from the billion-dollar recovery program.

Tags harvey aid Houston Housing and Community Development Department Hurricane Harvey Texas General Land Office U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

Houston Matters

Political Roundup: Iran, Impeachment, And More Elections

Michael Hagerty

Posted on January 8, 2020 · We break down the week’s biggest political stories with an eye for how they might affect Houston and Texas.

Tags Brandon Rottinghaus harvey home repairs Impeachment Iran Nancy Sims Political Roundup politics Texas General Land Office

Houston Matters

Mayor Turner: State Officials Now Embedded With The City To Speed Up Harvey Repairs

Michael Hagerty

Posted on January 7, 2020 · As of Monday, staff from the Texas General Land Office are working within the City of Houston in order to streamline approvals for the city's Harvey housing repair program.

Tags city politics GLO home repairs mayor Mayor Sylvester Turner politics potholes road repairs Texas General Land Office

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Galveston Advocates Warn Hundreds Could Miss Out On Hurricane Harvey Assistance

Edgar Walters, The Texas Tribune

Posted on December 13, 2019 · Recovery workers in the area say the Texas General Land Office owes hurricane victims more time to apply for assistance after losing their paperwork, but the agency says the claims are baseless.

Tags galveston Hurricane Harvey Texas General Land Office Texas Tribune

City of Houston

Houston Approves $400 Million Worth Of Construction Contracts For Harvey Relief

Andrew Schneider

Posted on January 30, 2019 · City Housing Director Tom McCasland says seniors, disabled, and low-income residents will have the top priority for home repairs.

Tags community development block grant harvey relief Mayor Sylvester Turner Texas General Land Office Tom McCasland

Texas

Bush Complains To Trump About Delay In Arrival Of $4 Billion For Harvey Recovery And Flood Mitigation

HPM Digital Team

Posted on January 30, 2019 · Congress appropriated the funding in February of 2018 but HUD hasn't published the rules governing its use in the Federal Register, which is a mandatory step in the process.

Tags congress Donald Trump George P. Bush harvey HUD texas Texas General Land Office

Energy & Environment

Researchers Ask For Public Input On Texas Coastal Spine Study

Gail Delaughter

Posted on December 12, 2018 · The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Texas General Land Office are looking for ways to protect Galveston and other communities along the Texas coast.

Tags coastal spine galveston storm surge Texas General Land Office U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

News

Application For Post-Harvey Homeowner Assistance Program Available

HPM Digital Team

Posted on December 3, 2018 · Homeowners in Harris County and the city of Houston will be able to apply for similar programs funded by direct allocations.

Tags George P. Bush harris county houston Hurricane Harvey texas Texas General Land Office

News

Harvey Temporary Housing Program Extended Until August

Katie Watkins

Posted on November 30, 2018 · The program provides manufactured housing units, travel-trailers or direct-lease apartments to victims of the hurricane.

Tags Federal Emergency Management Agency FEMA funding Harvey temporary housing program Hurricane Harvey temporary housing Texas General Land Office

News

City Of Houston Proposes Expanding Eligibility For Repairs Of Homes Of Harvey Survivors

HPM Digital Team

Posted on November 2, 2018 · The proposal is about eligibility for federal funds. Mayor Sylvester Turner says the priority must be "helping the most vulnerable and lowest income Houstonians to recover."

Tags harvey houston HUD sylvester turner Texas General Land Office

News

Harris County Approves Plan For $1.1 Billion Harvey Relief Grant

Andrew Schneider

Posted on July 10, 2018 · State and federal officials still need to sign off on the plan. That means the relief programs the grant will pay for likely won’t get started until November

Tags disaster relief Harris County Commissioners Court harvey HUD Texas General Land Office

Texas Elections 2018

2018 Primaries: General Land Commissioner Race Is About ‘Republicanism,’ Says Expert

Ryan Poppe, TPR

Posted on February 9, 2018 · Since 2015, the Texas legislature has approved $106 million towards rebuilding and expanding sections of the Alamo

Tags Alamo restoration George P. Bush Hurricane Harvey Jerry Patterson Texas General Land Office

News

2018 Primaries: General Land Commissioner Race Is About ‘Republicanism,’ Says Expert

Ryan Poppe, TPR

Posted on February 1, 2018 · At the forefront of this race: Hurricane Harvey

Tags ALAMO RESTORATION PROJECT George P. Bush Hurricane Harvey Jerry Patterson Texas General Land Office

News

Texas General Land Office Official To Head Regional EPA Office

Shannon Najmabadi, The Texas Tribune

Posted on December 13, 2017 · The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Monday that Anne Idsal – a top official in the Texas General Land Office – will become the agency's Region 6 administrator

Tags epa Texas General Land Office

News

Houston City Council To Vote On $400 Million FEMA Housing Program

Davis Land

Posted on December 12, 2017 · Activists say the contract will get people out of moldy homes and into clean and affordable housing

Tags city council fema General Land Office GLO kubosh Texas General Land Office texas organizing project top

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