As the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Harvey approaches, there are unanswered questions from residents and a rising level of concern…
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An equitable Houston demands continuous engagement in the wake of Harvey
Hurricane Harvey “pulled back the curtain” on inequality in Houston, revealing some “scary truths about the city we are living…
Report examines Harvey’s impact on Gulf Coast migrant communities
The Episcopal Health and Kaiser Family foundations recently released a second report on the Gulf Coast’s recovery from Hurricane Harvey…
Part 1: Inclusive and desegregated communities are the only way to promote opportunity for all. We ask the courts to order HUD to do its job.
Envision communities where any family, regardless of income or race, can find a safe neighborhood close to good schools and…
#OutOfOrder comes to Houston City Hall
Yesterday outside Houston City Hall, a multigenerational group of tenants and tenant advocates joined together to highlight dangerous code violations…
Navigating the Golden Triangle five months after Harvey
Clinton McNair is on a mission. Five months after Hurricane Harvey battered Texas’ Golden Triangle, the community navigator and Beaumont…
Plans to use federal dollars on buyouts for homeowners should not be rushed and should incorporate community
The state’s draft action plan for spending $57.8 million in federal disaster recovery funds was released on Jan. 18. The Texas General…
Harvey news week of 2/4
Above photo by Charlie Riedel for Houston Chronicle Michelle Tremillo, the Texas Organizing Project’s Executive Director published an op-ed in…
Harvey news week of 1/28
Above photo by David J. Phillip/AP Council members with the City of Houston agreed to forgive the exorbitant water bills…
Harvey news week of 1/21
Above photo by Mark Mulligan/Houston Chronicle A study conducted by Texas Housers uncovered that fewer than half of FEMA Harvey…
Do Hurricane Harvey survivors with limited English proficiency have meaningful access to the recovery process?
The state’s draft action plan for spending $57.8 million in federal disaster recovery funds was released last Thursday. The Texas General Land…
Are the needs of impacted communities truly reflected in the state’s action plan?
The state’s draft action plan for spending $57.8 million in federal disaster recovery funds was released last Thursday. The Texas General Land…
Harvey news week of 1/14
Above photo by Houston Public Media The elimination of temporary protected status (TPS) for El Salvadoran migrants could impact the…
Harvey news update week of 1/7
Above photo by Scott Olson for Getty Images The Texas Tribune answered three lingering questions about infrastructure, the criminal justice…
Harvey news week of 1/1
Research by Texas Housers own disaster recovery analyst Amelia Adams reveals in Houston’s Harris County the greatest concentration of unmet…
Harvey news week of 12/24
Houston’s recovery czar Marvin Odum was quoted in conversation with NPR stating the need for a resilient recovery agenda. To…
Harvey news week of 12/17
Above photo by Jay Janner for the Austin American Statesman Mayors of smaller coastal towns decried the slow pace of…
FEMA: A brief history lesson
(Photo by Getty images) After a devastating hurricane season, residents of Texas, Florida, and Puerto Rico are still struggling to…
Harvey news week of 12/10
Rosanne Barone, of the advocacy group Texas Campaign for the Environment was quoted by PBS Newshour in a piece about…
Houstonians Demand DHAP
Four months after Hurricane Harvey hit Houston, residents from across the city gathered outside city hall demanding the adoption of…
Harvey news week of 12/3
CLEAN WATER HARD TO FIND Cities, mobile home parks and housing developments in seven counties across southeast Texas are without…
Colonia residents deliver demand for new subdivision rules to Hidalgo County Commissioners via Christmas carol
MSR Carol at Hidalgo County Commissioners Court from Texas Housers on Vimeo. The Hidalgo County Commissioners Court is considering updates…
Harvey news week of 11/26
Above photo by Chris Aluka Berry for Reuters HOUSEHOLD EXPOSURE CONCERNS FOR HIV+ DISASTER SURVIVORS HIV positive patients and their…
Harvey news week of 11/19
Above photo by Jay Janner, Austin American Stateman THANKSGIVING IN TENT CITY 30 people are still living in a tents…
Harvey news week of 11/12
EXPLORE FEMA DATA BY NUMBERS Rebecca Elliot has created a map of displaced Harvey survivors housed by FEMA in hotels…
Gulf Coast mayors discuss Harvey impact
Gulf Coast mayors gathered at a panel the other day to discuss the impact of Hurricane Harvey on their communities. …
Houston Co-Director on equitable recovery panel at UT’s Texas Opportunity Forum
Earlier this month Texas Housers Houston Co-Director Chrishelle Palay sat on a panel, at the University of Texas Opportunity Forum…
Harvey news week of 10/8
Photo by Abby Livingston for Texas Tribune TEXAS DELEGATION VOTES AGAINST RELIEF FUNDING FOR PUERTO RICO & FLORIDA It’s been…
Harvey news week of 10/1
Photo by Jon Shapely for Houston Chronicle LAWS SUSPENDED DURING HARVEY INCLUDE SAFETY & ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS More than 200…
Raymondville Drain project means more more water capacity. But will all communities benefit?
State and County officials broke ground last week marking the start of construction on the long-awaited Raymondville Drain Project —…