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Tag: Hurricane rebuilding

Lawsuit by four Texas renters says State of Texas, HUD discriminate on race in Hurricane Harvey aid

Harvey Recovery•by John Henneberger•Posted October 14, 2019

Four South Texas renters filed a civil rights lawsuit last week in federal court alleging HUD and the State of…

Tags: Disaster housing rebuilding, Fair housing, GLO, Hurricane Harvey, Hurricane rebuilding, Hurricane recovery, State Action Plan, Substandard apartments, Texas, United States Department of Housing and Urban Development

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

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

West Street Recovery makes recommendations to improve state-run rapid repair program

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

This is a guest blog, written by West Street Recovery staff Ben Hirsch and Becky Selle. West Street Recovery is a…

Tags: Disaster recovery, GLO, Hurricane, Hurricane rebuilding, PREPS

Homeowners demand state officials fix disaster recovery partial home repair program

Harvey Recovery•by •Posted April 19, 2018

This week, Houston homeowners spoke out about their experience with the state-run, FEMA-funded rapid repair program, called PREPS. One homeowner…

Tags: GLO, home repair, Houston, Hurricane, Hurricane rebuilding, media

Field Notes: An unequal response to disaster in Beaumont

Harvey Recovery, Uncategorized•by •Posted April 18, 2018

More than 48 inches of rain inundated Beaumont after Hurricane Harvey struck last August, and the deluge impacted people across…

Tags: Beaumont, Disaster recovery, Hurricane, Hurricane rebuilding

To achieve an equitable recovery, we propose a fairer way to determine needs of Hurricane Harvey survivors

Harvey Recovery, State issues•by •Posted February 21, 2018

When the methods used to determine needs of hurricane survivors favor higher income people and communities, the process of recovery…

Tags: FEMA, GLO, Hurricane rebuilding, Hurricane recovery, State Action Plan

How the state should evaluate the needs of survivors after a disaster

Harvey Recovery, State issues•by •Posted February 12, 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: CDBG-DR, Disaster recovery, GLO, HUD, Hurricane rebuilding, Hurricane recovery, State Action Plan

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

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

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

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

Hurricane Harvey recovery: latest updates and intelligence

State issues•by John Henneberger•Posted October 10, 2017

Texas Housers is tracking, reporting and blogging about Hurricane Harvey recovery. Let us know if there is something we should…

Tags: Hurricane Harvey, Hurricane rebuilding

We want disaster recovery to be fair and just. Here’s a good place to start.

State issues•by •Posted September 14, 2017

Over the past 10 years, Texas Housers and our legal and organizing partners have advocated equitable recovery through four major…

Tags: Disaster recovery, FEMA, HUD, Hurricane rebuilding

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

Once again recovery from a hurricane bypasses the poor

National issues•by John Henneberger•Posted November 9, 2012

A New York Times editorial laments the type of government neglect that public housing residents in Texas know all too…

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

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

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

Mississippi auctions remaining Katrina cottages | Gulfport – SunHerald.com

National issues•by John Henneberger•Posted August 1, 2011

Editors note: Katrina Cottages were an alternative to the much disparaged FEMA trailer. They look more like homes and won…

Tags: FEMA trailer, Hurricane rebuilding, Katrina Cottages

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