How did the state come to prioritize some Harvey-affected areas over others?
The state’s draft action plan for spending $57.8 million in federal disaster recovery funds was released last Thursday. The Texas General LandContinue Reading
Category: Harvey Recovery
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 HarveyContinue Reading
What’s a state action plan for disaster recovery and why does it matter?
The state’s draft action plan for spending $57.8 million in federal disaster recovery funds was released last Thursday. The Texas GeneralContinue Reading
Tracking Harvey Recovery: Latest analysis highlights unmet needs, urges more data transparency
Point of Clarification: FEMA has since clarified that inspections are not ordered for all valid registrations received. Some of theseContinue Reading
Harvey survivors tell Texas House Urban Affairs Committee that safe housing is long overdue
Land Commissioner George P. Bush and Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner mostly blamed Congress and Washington politics for the slowContinue Reading
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 unmetContinue Reading
Greatest concentration of unmet Hurricane Harvey housing need in Harris County is in low-income communities of color
Unmet Housing Needs of Hurricane Harvey Survivors in Houston/Harris County from Texas Housers on Vimeo. In Houston and Harris CountyContinue Reading
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. ToContinue Reading
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 ofContinue Reading
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 aboutContinue Reading
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 withoutContinue Reading
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 hotelsContinue Reading
Harvey news week of 10/22
U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Bill Cassidy (R-LA) in a public letter to Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA) AdministratorContinue Reading
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. Continue Reading
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 ForumContinue Reading
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 beenContinue Reading
Texas Housers co-director on Capitol Hill
Chrishelle Palay, Texas Housers Houston co-director, was a panelist in a Washington Capitol Hill briefing on Hurricane Harvey recovery issues.Continue Reading