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Tag: drainage

Here is how Texas GLO must address systemic racial inequity through CDBG-MIT planning and disaster mitigation

National issues, State issues•by •Posted June 30, 2020

Racial prejudice is not simply expressed through interpersonal bigotry, but it is a systemic issue that has been intentionally built…

Tags: drainage, Racism, Texas GLO

Podcast Episode 14: El Sonido del Agua Part I

A Little Louder, Local issues•by •Posted August 19, 2019

Season 2 of our podcast is live, and it starts with a deep dive into a multi-year drainage campaign in…

Tags: A Little Louder, ARISE, Colonias, drainage, LUCHA, LUPE, Rio Grande Valley

The Stunning Difference Between These Neighborhood Storm Drains Is Inequality At Work

Local issues, State issues•by Michael Depland•Posted March 13, 2019

The equality in government resources, specifically storm drainage in Houston, is a path toward justice and a major policy priority…

Tags: drainage, Houston, Infrastructure

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

Surprise rain brings expected flooding to Hidalgo County. It’s time drainage and county officials commit to solutions.

Local issues•by •Posted July 17, 2018

(Photo shows flooded yard in La Mesa colonia) Many Rio Grande Valley residents woke up with floodwater filling their homes…

Tags: Colonias, drainage, Flooding, Hidalgo County

Colonia residents deliver demand for new subdivision rules to Hidalgo County Commissioners via Christmas carol

Activities, Local issues•by •Posted December 6, 2017

MSR Carol at Hidalgo County Commissioners Court from Texas Housers on Vimeo. The Hidalgo County Commissioners Court is considering updates…

Tags: drainage, Hidalgo County, Lighting, Model Subdivision Rules

Raymondville Drain project means more more water capacity. But will all communities benefit?

Local issues•by •Posted October 11, 2017

State and County officials broke ground last week marking the start of construction on the long-awaited Raymondville Drain Project —…

Tags: drainage, Hidalgo County, Rio Grande Valley

Sign the petition to demand an end to chronic flooding in Hidalgo County colonias

Uncategorized•by •Posted March 21, 2017

I have the privilege of working alongside community members and grassroots leaders with A Resource In Serving Equality (ARISE) and La Unión…

Tags: ARISE, Colonias, drainage, Flooding, LUPE, Rio Grande Valley

Grassroots leaders train to stop flooding in border colonias

Uncategorized•by •Posted February 23, 2017

The Land Use Colonia Housing Action (LUCHA) initiative has made some big strides in the past year. At Texas Housers…

Tags: Colonias, drainage, LUCHA, Rio Grande Valley

Colonia residents launch drainage campaign in Hidalgo County

Uncategorized•by •Posted January 10, 2017

Colonia leaders organized with La Unión del Pueblo Entero (LUPE) and A Resource In Serving Equality (ARISE), and proudly supported…

Tags: ARISE, Colonias, drainage, Flooding, LUPE, Rio Grande Valley

After first local Zika transmission, state and local officials must act to protect Rio Grande Valley

Local issues•by •Posted November 29, 2016

The first local transmission of the Zika virus in the state of Texas, and just the second in the country,…

Tags: Colonias, drainage, Flooding, Rio Grande Valley, Zika

Houston flooding plan fails to provide needed investment or protect civil rights

Uncategorized•by John Henneberger•Posted August 23, 2016

On August 18, 2016, I provided testimony at a public hearing over the City of Houston’s draft Action Plan for Community…

Tags: drainage, Flooding, Houston, Infrastructure

Years of organizing lead to vital stormwater drainage project for Rio Grande Valley colonias

Local issues, Uncategorized•by •Posted May 20, 2016

Inequality is most starkly manifested in the differences between rich and poor neighborhoods. And nowhere is inequality greater than in the…

Tags: ARISE, Colonias, Disaster recovery, drainage, Flooding, LUPE, Rio Grande Valley, Zika

TX colonia residents would be thankful if county officials let them have the things others take for granted

Local issues•by John Henneberger•Posted November 27, 2013

Streetlights and storm sewers… This Thanksgiving there not many people are thinking about how grateful they are for their streetlights and…

Tags: Colonias, drainage, Hidalgo County, LUPE, Rio Grande Valley, street lights
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