Pollution Charges Filed Against Texas Petrochemical Facility That Burned May 1, 2019 By Juan A. Lozano Water pollution charges have been filed against a company that owns a Houston-area petrochemical storage facility where a large fire...
Environmental, Economic Damage a Concern Following Texas Petrochemical Fire March 27, 2019 By Juan A. Lozano Businesses and residents expressed concern on March 25 about the environmental and economic fallout from a fire at a Houston-area...
Post Harvey Flood Control Projects Underway in Houston Area March 11, 2019 By Juan A. Lozano Crews are working on 134 flood control projects as parts of a $2.5 billion bond program approved by Houston-area voters...
Officials Propose Texas Coastal Protection Plan November 5, 2018 By Juan A. Lozano State and federal officials on Oct. 26 recommended a plan to protect the Texas coast from hurricanes — particularly the...
Texas Survivor’s Lawsuit Accuses Facebook of Enabling Human Traffickers October 4, 2018 By Juan A. Lozano A human trafficking survivor from Texas sued Facebook this week, alleging the social media platform provides human traffickers an unrestricted...
Houston-Area $2.5B Flood-Control Bond Measure Passes September 3, 2018 By Juan A. Lozano Voters in Houston and its surrounding county marked the anniversary of Hurricane Harvey coming ashore by approving the issuance of...
Houston-Area Voters Approve Flood-Control Bond Measure August 27, 2018 By Juan A. Lozano Voters in Houston and its surrounding county marked the anniversary of Hurricane Harvey coming ashore by approving the issuance of...
One Year Post-Harvey, Recovery Toughest for the Poor August 24, 2018 By Juan A. Lozano Shirley Paley’s life before Hurricane Harvey was already a struggle: The 61-year-old former postal worker was raising her 17-year-old autistic...
Flood Insurance Uptake Rises in Texas but Increase May Not Last August 6, 2018 By Meghan Hoyer and Juan A. Lozano Federal data indicates the number of homes in Texas with flood insurance has risen in the year since Hurricane Harvey...
Flood Insurance Uptake Rates Rise in Texas Following Harvey July 31, 2018 By Juan A. Lozano and Meghan Hoyer Little more than two months before Hurricane Harvey slammed the Gulf Coast of Texas, Alberto Castaneda let his home’s flood...