Above photo by David J. Phillip/AP Council members with the City of Houston agreed to forgive the exorbitant water bills…
Category: Disaster Recovery
From preparedness, planning, and equity to rebuilding and mitigation, disaster recovery encompasses issues deeply important to the rehabilitation and recovery of low-income communities living in disaster-prone areas in Texas.
VIDEO: Will state officials incorporate lessons from previous hurricanes in their plans for Harvey recovery?
The state’s draft action plan for spending $57.8 million in federal disaster recovery funds was released on Jan. 18. The Texas General…
Is the state’s rapid home repair program an effective use of federal disaster recovery funds?
The state’s draft action plan for spending $57.8 million in federal disaster recovery funds was released on Jan. 18. The Texas General…
Déjà vu: Rebuilding public and subsidized housing damaged by the hurricane will have to wait
The state’s draft action plan for spending $57.8 million in federal disaster recovery funds was released on Jan. 18. The Texas General…
Will Harvey-impacted renters with low incomes be left out of the state’s recovery plans?
The state’s draft action plan for spending $57.8 million in federal disaster recovery funds was released on Jan. 18. The Texas General…
Is the State of Texas justly assessing infrastructure rebuilding needs after Hurricane Harvey?
The state’s draft action plan for spending $57.8 million in federal disaster recovery funds was released on Jan. 18. The Texas General…
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 Land…
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…
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 General…
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 these…
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 slow…
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…
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 County…
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…
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…
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…
A big first step, yet questions remain as HUD announces $5 billion in federal disaster funds for Texas
(Editor’s note — This statement has been altered to incorporate the voice of our partner, Texas Appleseed) Meanwhile the White…
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…
We are looking for four people who want to work with us for a just and equitable disaster recovery
Texas Housers is looking for four talented and dedicated people to work for housing justice with our team. The job…
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) Administrator…
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…
Hurricane Harvey recovery: latest updates and intelligence
Texas Housers is tracking, reporting and blogging about Hurricane Harvey recovery. Let us know if there is something we should…
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.…
We want disaster recovery to be fair and just. Here’s a good place to start.
Over the past 10 years, Texas Housers and our legal and organizing partners have advocated equitable recovery through four major…
Lessons from past disaster recovery can inform the road ahead post-Harvey
The job ahead in Hurricane Harvey recovery from Texas Housers on Vimeo. The National Weather Service called the flooding from…
Hurricane predicted to hit the Gulf Coast; Texas may not be prepared to recover
The National Hurricane Center projects that Tropical Storm Harvey is now expected to be a major hurricane by the time…
Update: Texas Senate approves expansion of innovative disaster recovery housing program
Follow housing issues at the Texas Legislature and our full bill tracker here. Update 5/8: SB 1673 by Sen. Eddie Lucio, Jr. has passed…