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Author: Julia Orduña

Parallel Roads of Disaster Recovery: My Week in Puerto Rico, Part 2

Harvey Recovery, National issues•by Julia Orduña•Posted November 22, 2022

Posters of grassroots organizations stating “We are not leaving from here” and “They are selling us” are plastered along building…

Tags: Disaster recovery, Harvey Forgotten Survivor Caucus, Hurricane Harvey, Puerto Rico

Parallel Roads of Disaster Recovery: A Week in Puerto Rico – Part 1

Harvey Recovery, National issues•by Julia Orduña•Posted October 14, 2022

This blog is the first of a four part series. The following events are Julia Orduña’s recollections while traveling for…

Tags: CDBG-DR, Disaster recovery, Hurricane Harvey, Puerto Rico

Houston PATCHwork and these district profiles show the stark difference in affordable housing availability across the largest city in Texas

Local issues•by Julia Orduña•Posted March 10, 2022

Texas Housers is a proud member of the Houston Organizing Movement for Equity (HOME) Coalition, a diverse coalition of community-based…

Tags: HOME coalition, Houston, Renter Profiles, Tenant rights

Texas GLO boasts about the PREPS Program while Harvey Survivors live in homes in dire need of repair

Harvey Recovery, Local issues, State issues•by Julia Orduña•Posted August 27, 2020

Co-written with Ben Hirsh of West Street Recovery and the Harvey Forgotten Survivors Caucus In a Houston Chronicle op-ed last…

Tags: Harvey Forgotten Survivor Caucus, Hurricane Harvey, PREPS, Texas GLO

Record-breaking 2020 Atlantic Hurricane Season reminds us that preparedness is the first step in disaster recovery

Harvey Recovery, Local issues, State issues•by Julia Orduña•Posted August 24, 2020

This year, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) predicted a busy hurricane season with 13-19 named storms, 6-10 hurricanes,…

Tags: Disaster recovery, Hurricane Harvey, Hurricane preparedness

Harris County proceeds with evictions hearings behind closed doors as COVID-19 cases rise

Local issues, State issues•by Julia Orduña•Posted June 22, 2020

On May 19, the State of Texas allowed its eviction protections for renters to expire, leaving only tenants who live…

Tags: covid-19, evictions, Harris County

Texas Housers forms COVID-19 Task Force to ensure an equitable and transparent disaster recovery

Local issues, National issues, State issues•by Julia Orduña•Posted June 1, 2020

As we enter the month of June, Texans all over our state will look at their bank accounts, open their…

Tags: covid-19, evictions

Disaster Recovery in Houston is a tangled mess. This is what I learned that needs to change in my first six months.

Harvey Recovery, Local issues, State issues•by Julia Orduña•Posted December 17, 2019

Julia Orduña is Texas Housers’ Community Navigator in the greater Houston area. She is sharing her initial impressions of working…

Tags: Disaster recovery, Houston
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