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Category: Harvey Recovery

Harvey news week of 2/4

Harvey Recovery, Uncategorized•by •Posted February 8, 2018

Above photo by Charlie Riedel for Houston Chronicle Michelle Tremillo, the Texas Organizing Project’s  Executive Director published an op-ed in…

Will the Commission to Rebuild Texas follow through on its charge to help the state recover quickly and equitably?

Harvey Recovery, State issues•by •Posted February 7, 2018

  The state’s draft action plan for spending $57.8 million in federal disaster recovery funds was released on Jan. 18. The Texas…

Tags: Disaster recovery, Hurricane rebuilding, Hurricane recovery, Infrastructure, State Action Plan

Does the Texas action plan for Hurricane Harvey recovery promote equity and inclusion for survivors?

Harvey Recovery, State issues•by •Posted February 6, 2018

The state’s draft action plan for spending $57.8 million in federal disaster recovery funds was released on Jan. 18. The Texas General…

Tags: Hurricane recovery, State Action Plan

Harvey news week of 1/28

Harvey Recovery, Uncategorized•by •Posted February 3, 2018

Above photo by David J. Phillip/AP Council members with the City of Houston  agreed to forgive the exorbitant water bills…

VIDEO: Will state officials incorporate lessons from previous hurricanes in their plans for Harvey recovery?

Harvey Recovery, State issues•by •Posted February 2, 2018

The state’s draft action plan for spending $57.8 million in federal disaster recovery funds was released on Jan. 18. The Texas General…

Tags: Disaster recovery, GLO, Hurricane recovery, State Action Plan

Is the state’s rapid home repair program an effective use of federal disaster recovery funds?

Harvey Recovery, State issues•by •Posted February 1, 2018

The state’s draft action plan for spending $57.8 million in federal disaster recovery funds was released on Jan. 18. The Texas General…

Tags: GLO, home repair, Hurricane Harvey, State Action Plan, Texas

Déjà vu: Rebuilding public and subsidized housing damaged by the hurricane will have to wait

Harvey Recovery, State issues•by •Posted January 31, 2018

The state’s draft action plan for spending $57.8 million in federal disaster recovery funds was released on Jan. 18. The Texas General…

Tags: Hurricane rebuilding, Low income housing, public housing, State Action Plan

Will Harvey-impacted renters with low incomes be left out of the state’s recovery plans?

Harvey Recovery, State issues•by •Posted January 30, 2018

The state’s draft action plan for spending $57.8 million in federal disaster recovery funds was released on Jan. 18. The Texas General…

Tags: Housing, Hurricane Harvey, Hurricane recovery, Renters, State Action Plan

Is the State of Texas justly assessing infrastructure rebuilding needs after Hurricane Harvey?

Harvey Recovery, State issues•by •Posted January 29, 2018

The state’s draft action plan for spending $57.8 million in federal disaster recovery funds was released on Jan. 18. The Texas General…

Tags: Hurricane rebuilding, Hurricane recovery, Infrastructure, State Action Plan, Texas

How did the state come to prioritize some Harvey-affected areas over others?

Harvey Recovery, State issues•by •Posted January 26, 2018

The state’s draft action plan for spending $57.8 million in federal disaster recovery funds was released last Thursday. The Texas General Land…

Tags: Disaster recovery, GLO, Hurricane recovery, State Action Plan

Harvey news week of 1/21

Harvey Recovery•by •Posted January 26, 2018

Above photo by Mark Mulligan/Houston Chronicle A study conducted by Texas Housers uncovered that fewer than half of FEMA Harvey…

What’s a state action plan for disaster recovery and why does it matter?

Harvey Recovery, State issues•by •Posted January 23, 2018

The state’s draft action plan for spending $57.8 million in federal disaster recovery funds was released last Thursday. The Texas General…

Tags: Disaster recovery, Hurricane, State Action Plan

Tracking Harvey Recovery: Latest analysis highlights unmet needs, urges more data transparency

Harvey Recovery, State issues•by •Posted January 19, 2018

Point of Clarification: FEMA has since clarified that inspections are not ordered for all valid registrations received. Some of these…

Tags: FEMA, GLO, HUD, Hurricane rebuilding, Hurricane recovery, Texas

Harvey survivors tell Texas House Urban Affairs Committee that safe housing is long overdue

Harvey Recovery, State issues•by •Posted January 18, 2018

  Land Commissioner George P. Bush and Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner mostly blamed Congress and Washington politics for the slow…

Tags: Community leaders, Community organizing, Disaster recovery, FEMA, GLO, Hurricane rebuilding, legislature

Harvey news week of 1/1

Harvey Recovery•by •Posted January 5, 2018

Research by Texas Housers own disaster recovery analyst Amelia Adams reveals in Houston’s Harris County the greatest concentration of unmet…

Greatest concentration of unmet Hurricane Harvey housing need in Harris County is in low-income communities of color

Harvey Recovery, Local issues, State issues•by •Posted January 4, 2018

Unmet Housing Needs of Hurricane Harvey Survivors in Houston/Harris County from Texas Housers on Vimeo. In Houston and Harris County…

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

Harvey news week of 12/24

Harvey Recovery•by •Posted December 28, 2017

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

Harvey Recovery•by •Posted December 23, 2017

Above photo by Jay Janner for the Austin American Statesman Mayors of smaller coastal towns decried the slow pace of…

Harvey news week of 12/10

Harvey Recovery•by •Posted December 14, 2017

Rosanne Barone, of the advocacy group Texas Campaign for the Environment was quoted by PBS Newshour in a piece about…

Harvey news week of 12/3

Harvey Recovery•by •Posted December 8, 2017

CLEAN WATER HARD TO FIND Cities, mobile home parks and housing developments in seven counties across southeast Texas are without…

Harvey news week of 11/12

Harvey Recovery•by •Posted November 15, 2017

EXPLORE FEMA DATA BY NUMBERS Rebecca Elliot has created a map of displaced Harvey survivors housed by FEMA in hotels…

Harvey news week of 10/22

Harvey Recovery•by •Posted October 22, 2017

U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Bill Cassidy (R-LA) in a public letter to Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA) Administrator…

Gulf Coast mayors discuss Harvey impact

Harvey Recovery•by •Posted October 20, 2017

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

Harvey Recovery•by •Posted October 16, 2017

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

Harvey Recovery•by •Posted October 14, 2017

Photo by Abby Livingston for Texas Tribune TEXAS DELEGATION VOTES AGAINST RELIEF FUNDING FOR PUERTO RICO & FLORIDA It’s been…

Texas Housers co-director on Capitol Hill

Harvey Recovery•by •Posted October 9, 2017

Chrishelle Palay, Texas Housers Houston co-director, was a panelist in a Washington Capitol Hill briefing on Hurricane Harvey recovery issues.…

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