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 timeContinue Reading
The National Hurricane Center projects that Tropical Storm Harvey is now expected to be a major hurricane by the timeContinue Reading
Follow housing issues at the Texas Legislature and our full bill tracker here. Update 5/8: SB 1673 by Sen. Eddie Lucio, Jr. has passedContinue Reading
Our board member Dr. Shannon Van Zandt, a professor and interim head of Texas A&M University’s Landscape Architecture and UrbanContinue Reading
The title of the new exhibit at the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum in New York City sums up theContinue Reading
Natural disasters hit low income households the hardest, especially in the colonias of the Rio Grande Valley. Learning to prepareContinue Reading
RAPIDO, the innovative disaster recovery housing program recognized by the MacArthur Foundation, Public Radio International, SXSW and many others, has received another impressive honor. TheContinue Reading
The Texas Senate Intergovernmental Relations Committee (IGR) has begun to investigate the failures of the state’s disaster recovery process, finding thatContinue Reading
In early December, the Texas Senate Committee of Intergovernmental Relations (IGR) held a public hearing and overview of the interimContinue Reading
On the day before Thanksgiving, President Obama signed an official federal disaster declaration for the Texas counties affected by severeContinue Reading
Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick has issued his third installment of interim charges for state senate committees, the in-depth studiesContinue Reading
The weatherman predicted a 90 percent chance of heavy rain, but there was not a drop in sight. The sun wasContinue Reading
Public Radio International reporter (and former TxLIHIS staff member) Alina Simone spent some time in the Rio Grande Valley last monthContinue Reading