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Category: Harvey Recovery

‘Drainage Study Mid-Point Report’ tracks the progress of Houston’s plans to equitably assess drainage infrastructure

Harvey Recovery, Local issues•by Texas Housers Staff•Posted March 8, 2023

Texas Housers is proud to announce the release of “Drainage Study Mid-Point Report,” a collaborative project featuring the work of…

Tags: drainage, Houston, Report

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

A Little Louder Episode 48: Five Years Later, Harvey Forgotten Survivors Caucus Speaks

A Little Louder, Harvey Recovery•by Texas Housers Staff•Posted September 2, 2022

Hurricane Harvey landed on Texas shores five years ago this week, dropping a historic amount of rain and flooding on…

Tags: A Little Louder, Disaster recovery, Harvey Forgotten Survivor Caucus, Hurricane Harvey

Five Years After Harvey: Disaster Recovery In Texas Is An Ongoing Disaster

Harvey Recovery, Local issues, National issues, State issues•by John Henneberger•Posted August 26, 2022

In a series of blogs, Texas Housers is observing the 5th Anniversary of Hurricane Harvey by examining the responses from…

Tags: Hurricane Harvey, Texas GLO

Texas GLO must enter Voluntary Compliance Agreement or Southeast Texas communities of color will continue losing livelihoods and lives

Harvey Recovery, National issues, State issues•by Texas Housers Staff•Posted August 25, 2022

In March of 2022, the Department of Housing and Urban Development determined that the Texas General Land Office was discriminatory…

Tags: CDBG MIT, HUD, Texas GLO

Read Texas Housers’ and Northeast Action Collective’s joint statement on HUD’s final determination of Texas GLO’s civil rights violation

Harvey Recovery, National issues•by Texas Housers Staff•Posted May 18, 2022

JOINT STATEMENT OF NORTHEAST ACTION COLLECTIVE AND TEXAS HOUSERS ON HUD’S ISSUANCE ON MAY 16 OF A FORMAL LETTER OF…

Tags: Disaster recovery

Watch community members, Texas Housers and Northeast Action Collective’s press conference on Texas GLO’s neglect of neighborhoods of color

Harvey Recovery, National issues, State issues•by Texas Housers Staff•Posted September 21, 2021

On August 22, the Texas General Land Office (GLO) asked HUD to approve a modification of GLO’s controversial decision to…

Tags: Disaster recovery, Northeast Action Collective, Press Conference, Texas General Land Office

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

Harvey Forgotten Survivor Caucus show the long road to disaster recovery with their first ‘home tour’ (VIDEO)

Harvey Recovery, Local issues, State issues•by Michael Depland•Posted January 30, 2020

On January 16, a group of residents who have come together to utilize their collective power under the name Harvey Forgotten…

Tags: Harvey Forgotten Survivor Caucus, Hurricane Harvey

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

The Reforming Disaster Recovery Act of 2019 succeeds in the House of Representatives, but more work lies ahead

Harvey Recovery, National issues, State issues•by •Posted December 11, 2019

The Federal Reforming Disaster Recovery Act of 2019 (RDRA) passed in the U.S. House of Representatives on November 18, 2019…

Tags: Disaster recovery, Reforming disaster recovery act

Episode 19: Disaster recovery is leaving out renters

A Little Louder, Harvey Recovery•by •Posted November 8, 2019

When a disaster hits, flooding and fires might not discriminate, but the systems and funding intended to rebuild our communities…

Tags: Aransas Pass, Disaster recovery, Fair housing, FEMA, Housing, Hurricane, Hurricane Harvey, lawsuit, Podcast

Lawsuit by four Texas renters says State of Texas, HUD discriminate on race in Hurricane Harvey aid

Harvey Recovery•by John Henneberger•Posted October 14, 2019

Four South Texas renters filed a civil rights lawsuit last week in federal court alleging HUD and the State of…

Tags: Disaster housing rebuilding, Fair housing, GLO, Hurricane Harvey, Hurricane rebuilding, Hurricane recovery, State Action Plan, Substandard apartments, Texas, United States Department of Housing and Urban Development

Here is how the Seven Principles for Disaster Recovery could be a roadmap to repair following Hurricane Dorian

Harvey Recovery, National issues, State issues•by Michael Depland•Posted September 12, 2019

The harsh toll Hurricane Dorian took on the Bahamas, Southeastern United States, and Atlantic Canada is a cruel, but unfortunately…

Tags: Disaster recovery, Hurricane Dorian

Two years of disaster recovery: we are holding our fire for now as we listen to survivors and ask government for a honest accounting

Harvey Recovery, Local issues•by Texas Housers Staff•Posted September 1, 2019

In the two years since Hurricane Harvey made landfall, so much has changed. There has even been some encouraging movement…

Tags: Disaster recovery, GLO, Harris County, Houston, Hurricane Harvey

Harris County steps into a future of equitable recovery by passing the #HarrisThrives Resolution

Harvey Recovery, Local issues•by •Posted August 29, 2019

Two years ago this week, Hurricane Harvey made landfall over Southeast Texas. The storm’s strength didn’t just punish with its heavy…

Tags: Flooding, Harris County, HarrisThrives, Houston

Report details the cumulative trauma of family violence and natural disaster during Hurricane Harvey

Harvey Recovery, Local issues, State issues•by Michael Depland•Posted August 9, 2019

In a natural disaster, it is vital to act as quickly as possible to help those most vulnerable first. Some…

Tags: Disaster recovery, Family Violence

The U.S. Senate wants to establish a permanent resource to rebuild with the Reforming Disaster Recovery Act Of 2019

Harvey Recovery, National issues•by Michael Depland•Posted August 5, 2019

Disaster recovery at this moment does not work for all who need it. Structural issues like drainage or organizational issues such…

Tags: Disaster recovery

RAPIDO is now a proven solution for disaster home rebuilding that is rapid, efficient, and just – let’s use it!

Harvey Recovery, State issues•by John Henneberger•Posted June 7, 2019

On June 12, 2019 at an open house for the final RAPIDO test home in Houston, Texas Housers co-director John…

Disaster survivors often faced double the financial toll when rebuilding their homes. A new law now ensures that won’t happen.

Harvey Recovery, Local issues, State issues•by Michael Depland•Posted May 14, 2019

Following a natural disaster, a survivor’s road back to normal can be long and difficult. If they are lucky enough…

Tags: CDBG, Disaster recovery, Texas Legislature

These bills strengthening Texas tenants’ rights and disaster recovery could reshape our future

Harvey Recovery, Local issues, State issues•by Michael Depland•Posted March 4, 2019

Texans face a host of housing issues: an inadequate amount of quality affordable homes and the lingering effects of Hurricane…

Tags: Disaster recovery, Tenant rights, Texas Legislature

What “equity” in Hurricane Harvey drainage recovery means

Harvey Recovery•by John Henneberger•Posted February 14, 2019

The Houston Bayou Initiative invited me to present my views on what equity would look like in the allocation of…

How to avoid disaster recovery Groundhog Day

A Little Louder, Harvey Recovery•by •Posted February 1, 2019

There is no question that natural disasters will hit Texas again. We hope Mother Nature will keep the peace, but…

Tags: Disaster recovery, Fair housing, Hurricane Dolly, Hurricane rebuilding, Hurricane recovery, Podcast

Low-income households disproportionately denied by FEMA is a sign of a system that is failing the most vulnerable

Harvey Recovery•by •Posted November 30, 2018

For some, Hurricane Harvey is now a distant, if not unpleasant, memory. Looking back on 2017, many Texas families will…

Tags: Disaster housing rebuilding, Disaster recovery, FEMA, Hurricane rebuilding, Hurricane recovery

Texas is offering $1 billion for cities to build resilience to prepare for the next storm. But the process could leave out communities that need it most.

Harvey Recovery, Local issues, State issues•by •Posted October 10, 2018

(Photo: A lineman checks on a downed powerlines in Port Arthur) In the last blog on Port Arthur, we predicted…

Tags: Disaster recovery, Hurricane rebuilding, Hurricane recovery, Infrastructure, Port Arthur, TDEM

Notes from the field: Charlton Pollard neighborhood works to change the pattern of neglect post-hurricane

Harvey Recovery•by •Posted September 17, 2018

Charlton Pollard Resident, Chris Jones, stands on Irving Street looking at a map of his neighborhood, “This area was affected by…

Tags: Beaumont, Hurricane Harvey, Hurricane recovery

Houston coalition holds People’s Tribunal to amplify voices of vulnerable hurricane survivors

Harvey Recovery•by •Posted September 13, 2018

As the one year anniversary of Hurricane Harvey approached the Houston Organizing Movement for Equity coalition also known as  HOME…

Tags: Disaster recovery, HOME coalition, Houston, Hurricane

Who’s rooting for Port Arthur?

Harvey Recovery•by •Posted September 13, 2018

(Photo: U.S. Air National Guard rescues family trapped in home in Port Arthur) Port Arthur sits on the shore of…

Tags: Golden Triangle, Hurricane, Hurricane recovery, Port Arthur

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