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Tag: Disaster recovery

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

Texas Housers calls on FEMA and HUD to act quickly and equitably with Hurricane Fiona recovery in Puerto Rico, as future storms loom

National issues•by Texas Housers Staff•Posted September 28, 2022

On September 18, on the 33rd anniversary of Category 3 Hurricane Hugo and two days before the 5th Anniversary of…

Tags: Disaster recovery, FEMA, HUD, hurricane fiona, 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

A Little Louder Episode 45: Texas GLO and Discrimination

A Little Louder, National issues, State issues•by Texas Housers Staff•Posted May 19, 2022

This week, HUD released its final determination that Texas GLO discriminated against Black and Hispanic Texans in its distribution of…

Tags: A Little Louder, CDBG MIT, Civil rights, Disaster recovery, 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

HUD finds that Texas GLO discriminated against communities of color in $4 billion CDBG-MIT program

National issues, State issues•by Texas Housers Staff•Posted March 8, 2022

In a historic victory for communities of color in Houston and the Gulf Coast, the Department of Housing and Urban…

Tags: CDBG, CDBG MIT, Disaster recovery, HUD, Texas GLO

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

Read Texas Housers’ comments to FEMA on the efficiency and equity of their aid distribution

National issues•by Texas Housers Staff•Posted July 22, 2021

Comments by Julia Orduña When the Biden Administration took office in January 2021, among the first executive orders issued from…

Tags: Disaster recovery, FEMA

February 21 Update: Governor Abbott and the Texas Legislature continue to fail to act to help Texas freeze survivors

State issues•by John Henneberger•Posted February 21, 2021

Less than 48 hours after Texas Housers posted a blog entry challenging Texas government officials to take 5 critical actions…

Tags: Disaster recovery

Governor Abbott and Texas Legislators: you got us in this mess, here is what you must do to fix it

State issues•by John Henneberger•Posted February 19, 2021

A monumental failure of Texas state government is responsible for a statewide power outage causing devastation of our economy and…

Tags: Disaster recovery

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

Texas Housers calls on local officials to preserve communities and protect people from homelessness and displacement

Local issues•by Texas Housers Staff•Posted May 12, 2020

The federal response to the COVID-19 pandemic was delayed and has been, at times, inconsistent and confusing. Much of the…

Tags: coronavirus, covid-19, Disaster recovery, local government

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

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

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

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

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

Lessons on disaster recovery, from the Rio Grande Valley to Puerto Rico

National issues•by •Posted November 6, 2018

One year since Hurricane Maria made landfall, residents and advocates have been rebuilding and preparing themselves for the distribution of…

Tags: Community leaders, Community organizing, community planning, Disaster recovery, Hurricane, Puerto Rico

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

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

Disaster relief rolls out in the Rio Grande Valley; residents hope for just and fair process

Local issues•by •Posted August 1, 2018

(Home in Indian Hills colonia that experienced flooding after the June storms. Photo taken a week after the storms hit.)…

Tags: Disaster recovery, Disaster relief, drainage, Rio Grande Valley

The goal of disaster recovery should be more than returning to normal

Activities, Harvey Recovery, National issues, State issues•by John Henneberger•Posted July 9, 2018

I was honored to give the keynote at the 43rd Annual Natural Hazards Research and Applications Workshop on July 9 in…

Tags: Disaster recovery, Disaster Recovery Housing, Hurricane Harvey

Texas Housers submits comments to City of Houston on proposed Hurricane Harvey action plan

Harvey Recovery, Local issues, Uncategorized•by •Posted June 29, 2018

Texas Housers submitted comments to the City of Houston last week about the city’s proposed plan for spending $1.15 billion…

Tags: CDBG-DR, Disaster recovery, Houston, Hurricane recovery

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