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Tag: Hurricane Ike

Houston Chronicle: Disaster recovery housing program badly mismanaged

Local issues, State issues•by •Posted January 26, 2015

On Saturday, the Houston Chronicle published reporter Harvey Rice’s exploration into the systemic failures in rebuilding disaster housing in the…

Tags: Conciliation agreement, Disaster recovery, Houston, Houston Chronicle, Hurricane Ike, media, texas appleseed

Opponents of public housing in Galveston file lawsuit claiming rebuilding public housing would further segregation

Local issues•by John Henneberger•Posted December 4, 2013

This situation is simply so bizarre it speaks for itself. From today’s Houston Chronicle GALVESTON – Opponents of public housing…

Tags: Fair housing, Galveston, Hurricane Ike, public housing

City of Houston introduces developers to residents of 3 designated economically, racially integrated communities

Local issues•by John Henneberger•Posted November 26, 2013

Through the CDBG Hurricane Ike Disaster Recovery program the City of Houston is using more than $100 million in federal…

Tags: Gentrification, Houston, Hurricane Ike, Rental housing

Texas Senate to study disaster rebuilding – trying to get it right next time around

State issues•by John Henneberger•Posted November 24, 2013

Unfortunately, Texas has a lot of experience administering governmental programs to help Texans rebuild their homes in the wake of…

Tags: Disaster housing rebuilding, Disaster recovery, Eddie Lucio, Hurricane Dolly, Hurricane Ike

Galveston agrees to steps to rebuild public housing

Local issues•by John Henneberger•Posted April 23, 2013

It appears that the rebuilding of the 569 public housing in Galveston demolished in the wake of Hurricane Ike may be…

Tags: Disaster recovery, Galveston, Galveston Housing Authority, Galveston Texas, Hurricane Ike, public housing

Hurricane Ike survivors testify at House Ways and Means

State issues•by •Posted April 19, 2013

Shelly Batten and Tina Colunga drove up from Galveston yesterday to testify on HB 835.  HB 835, by Representative Eiland, (and…

Tags: HB835, Hurricane Ike, Texas Legislature

Will Texas learn a lesson from the tragedy at West?

Local issues, State issues•by John Henneberger•Posted April 18, 2013

Everyone is horrified at the loss of life and destruction last night from the explosion of a fertilizer plant in…

Tags: Disaster recovery, environmental impact assessment, explosions, hazardous waste incinerator, Hurricane Ike, Hurricane rebuilding, Motiva plant, Port Arthur, Texas City, Texas General Land Office, West

Chrishelle Palay helps Houston’s poor and needy plead their cause

Activities, Local issues, State issues•by John Henneberger•Posted April 2, 2013

Open your mouth, judge righteously, and plead the cause of the poor and needy. – Proverbs 31:9 . Chrishelle Palay…

Tags: Chrishelle Palay, Disaster recovery, Fair housing, Houston, Hurricane Ike, Prairie View A&M University, Texas Low Income Housing Information Service

Austin American-Statesman: State should ask HNTB for a refund

State issues•by John Henneberger•Posted March 15, 2012

The following editorial is from an editorial in today’s Austin-American Statesman. A state disaster relief contract has itself been declared…

Tags: HNTVB, Hurricane Dolly, Hurricane Ike, Hurricane rebuilding, Hurricane recovery

State report: 29% of TX first round HUD disaster funds drawn down, 0% 2nd round

State issues•by John Henneberger•Posted March 14, 2012

Recent stories in the Austin American-Statesman, the Texas Tribune and the New York Times have chronicled the slow pace of…

Tags: Disaster recovery, Hurricane Dolly, Hurricane Ike, Hurricane rebuilding

Candidate for most outrageous quote of 2012: HNTB says Texas disaster recovery program is “on target and on budget”

State issues•by John Henneberger•Posted March 11, 2012

Austin American Statesman reporter Brenda Bell has an amazing quote from HNTB in her story today about the HUD audit of…

Tags: HNTB, Hurricane Dolly, Hurricane Ike, Hurricane recovery, Texas General Land Office

Federal Audit Questions $8 Million Paid to HNTB — General Land Office | The Texas Tribune

State issues•by John Henneberger•Posted March 10, 2012

In the second article in as many days, Texas Tribune reporter Becca Aaronson has disclosed a HUD inspector general’s report…

Tags: Hurricane Dolly, Hurricane Ike, Hurricane recovery, TDRA

Amid Finger-Pointing, Hurricane Relief for Texans Lags – NYTimes.com

State issues•by John Henneberger•Posted March 9, 2012

The NYT ran a story written by Texas Tribune reporter Becca Aaronson on the state of disaster recovery in Texas… Nearly…

Tags: Hurricane Ike, Hurricane rebuilding

Hurricane Ike and Dolly home reconstruction drags on at unacceptable rates

State issues•by John Henneberger•Posted February 13, 2012

According to a State of Texas report covering the period through January 31 2012, only 38 percent of houses destroyed…

Tags: Hurricane Dolly, Hurricane Ike, Hurricane rebuilding

Couple lives in tent waiting for Ike-damaged home’s repair | khou.com Houston

Local issues•by John Henneberger•Posted September 17, 2011

Just when you think you have seen the worst government can do to Hurricane Ike victims along comes this story.…

Tags: Houston, Hurricane Ike, Hurricane rebuilding

Fewer than 500 Texas homes repaired in three years since Hurricane Ike

State issues•by John Henneberger•Posted September 15, 2011

Official figures from the State of Texas show that fewer than 500 homes have been repaired or rebuilt under the…

Tags: Hurricane Ike, Hurricane rebuilding

On 3rd anniversary 200 tell Houston City Council reforms are needed in Hurricane Ike recovery program

Local issues•by John Henneberger•Posted September 14, 2011

The following testimony was presented before the Houston City Council on the third anniversary of Hurricane Ike, September 13, 2011.

Tags: Houston, Hurricane Ike, Hurricane rebuilding

Protesters say city slow to repair Ike-damaged houses – Houston Chronicle

Local issues, State issues•by John Henneberger•Posted September 13, 2011

Bearing photos of homes that still have blue tarps on the roofs, more than 100 protesters held a rally at…

Tags: Houston, Hurricane Ike, Hurricane rebuilding

Senior’s city-built home lacked insulation – Houston Chronicle

Local issues•by John Henneberger•Posted September 13, 2011

After months of delay in getting its housing repair program under way, Houston’s housing department was eager last month to…

Tags: Houston, Hurricane Ike, Hurricane rebuilding

Three Years After Ike, Many Still Await Assistance | Public News Service

Local issues, State issues•by John Henneberger•Posted September 13, 2011

AUSTIN, Texas – Today marks the third anniversary of Hurricane Ike, and many low-income Texans, particularly in the Houston area,…

Tags: Hurricane Ike, Hurricane rebuilding

September 13, 2011 is the three year anniversary of Hurricane Ike

Local issues, State issues•by John Henneberger•Posted September 12, 2011

Please take a few moments to consider the plight of the tens of thousands of elderly and disabled Texans who…

Tags: Houston, Hurricane Ike, Hurricane rebuilding

Thousands still recovering from Hurricane Ike | abc13.com

Local issues•by John Henneberger•Posted July 31, 2011

The community organization TOP held an information fair for low-income Houston homeowners Saturday to help them find out when they…

Tags: Houston, Hurricane Ike, Hurricane rebuilding

It’s finally time to get rid of those post-Ike blue tarps | Houston Chronicle

Local issues•by John Henneberger•Posted July 30, 2011

September 13, 2011, will mark the three-year anniversary of Hurricane Ike making landfall along the upper Texas coast. Residents of…

Tags: Houston, Hurricane Ike, Hurricane rebuilding, TOP

HUD pointedly directs Galveston to rebuild its public housing

Local issues, State issues•by John Henneberger•Posted July 15, 2011

In an unusual joint letter to Galveston Mayor Joe Jaworski, three top HUD leaders told Galveston to move forward to rebuild…

Tags: Fair housing, Galveston Texas, Hurricane Ike, Hurricane rebuilding, public housing

A “new sheriff” takes over Texas disaster recovery

State issues•by John Henneberger•Posted July 6, 2011

(Photo: Texas General Land Commissioner Jerry Patterson, from Texas Tribune) Readers will recall Governor Perry passed responsibility for the Hurricane…

Tags: CDBG, Disaster recovery, Hurricane Dolly, Hurricane Ike, Natural Disaster, Texas General Land Office

Wait gets longer for public housing in Galveston | Houston Chronicle

Local issues•by John Henneberger•Posted July 2, 2011

There is an interesting and sobering story about rebuilding Galveston public housing that ran in today’s Houston Chronicle. The story…

Tags: Galveston, Hurricane Ike, Hurricane rebuilding, public housing

The racism of New Berlin is growing in Galveston

Local issues, National issues•by John Henneberger•Posted June 25, 2011

We noted yesterday the United States Department of Justice brought suit alleging the City of New Berlin, Wisconsin had violated the…

Tags: Fair housing, Galveston, Housing segregation, Hurricane Ike, Hurricane rebuilding, LIHTC, Low Income Housing Tax Credits, prejudice, racisim

Governor Perry switches agencies responsible for disaster recovery funds

State issues•by John Henneberger•Posted June 20, 2011

Shakeups in the State’s troubled disaster recovery program continue. In the wake of the virtual elimination of the Governor’s designated…

Tags: Disaster recovery, Hurricane Dolly, Hurricane Ike, Hurricane rebuilding, Rick Perry, Shaun Donovan, TDHCA, Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs

Analysis: Governor Perry’s veto of Texas Department of Housing

State issues•by John Henneberger•Posted June 19, 2011

On Friday Governor Perry vetoed the “Sunset Bill” for the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA) that would…

Tags: Emergency management, Governor Rick Perry, Hurricane Dolly, Hurricane Ike, Hurricane rebuilding, Low Income Housing Tax Credit, Michael F. Gerber, Mike Gerber, Special Session, TDHCA, TDRA, Texas, Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs, Texas Legislature, Texas Sunset Advisory Commission, Vetoes

Galveston housing authority director resigns

Local issues•by John Henneberger•Posted June 13, 2011

The Galveston County Daily News is reporting Galveston Housing Authority Executive Director Harish Krishnarao resigned effective immediately during an executive…

Tags: Disaster housing rebuilding, Disaster recovery, Galveston, Hurricane Ike, Public housing authorities

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