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
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May 8, 2017
Update: Texas Senate approves expansion of innovative disaster recovery housing program
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
Video: Texas Housers board member Dr. Shannon Van Zandt on colonia social vulnerability and disaster recovery
Our board member Dr. Shannon Van Zandt, a professor and interim head of Texas A&M University’s Landscape Architecture and UrbanContinue Reading
Smithsonian design museum opens exhibit featuring innovative Texas disaster recovery program
The title of the new exhibit at the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum in New York City sums up theContinue Reading
First-ever colonia disaster recovery conference prepares residents for emergencies
Natural disasters hit low income households the hardest, especially in the colonias of the Rio Grande Valley. Learning to prepareContinue Reading
RAPIDO disaster recovery housing model to be exhibited at Smithsonian
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
Eight years after hurricanes, Texas disaster recovery efforts are $1 billion behind
The Texas Senate Intergovernmental Relations Committee (IGR) has begun to investigate the failures of the state’s disaster recovery process, finding thatContinue Reading
Video: Informing Texas senators about how to fix disaster recovery
In early December, the Texas Senate Committee of Intergovernmental Relations (IGR) held a public hearing and overview of the interimContinue Reading
Disaster declared in several Texas counties, but comprehensive recovery strategy still needed
On the day before Thanksgiving, President Obama signed an official federal disaster declaration for the Texas counties affected by severeContinue Reading
Texas Senate committee to study disaster preparedness, ramifications of Supreme Court fair housing case
Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick has issued his third installment of interim charges for state senate committees, the in-depth studiesContinue Reading
Home is where our story begins: Painting a housing mural to honor community builders in Brownsville
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 highlights housing issues in the Rio Grande Valley
Public Radio International reporter (and former TxLIHIS staff member) Alina Simone spent some time in the Rio Grande Valley last monthContinue Reading