Texas, Federal Government at Odds Over Flood Relief Discrimination Suit August 29, 2022 The faded and weathered construction permits still taped to Houston resident Mal Moses’ front door are reminders of the difficulties...
HUD: Texas Agency Discriminated in Hurricane Harvey Flood Relief Funding March 10, 2022 Texas’ administration of flood relief money from Hurricane Harvey broke federal law by discriminating against Black and Hispanic residents in...
HUD Suspends Funding for Hurricane Harvey Assistance January 10, 2022 The U.S Department of Housing and Urban Development has halted the distribution of $1.95 billion that was approved for flood...
Texas Asks Feds for $750M More in Harvey Relief Funds May 28, 2021 By Reese Oxner, The Texas Tribune Texas Land Commissioner George P. Bush said he is requesting $750 million in federal funds to be sent directly to...
Houston Area to Get little of $1B in Federal Harvey Flood Aid May 23, 2021 By Juan A. Lozano Houston area officials expressed shock and anger on May 21 after learning that their communities, which suffered the brunt of...
Comment Period on Coastal Texas Study Extended to Jan. 13 December 9, 2020 The public comment period on a state/federal study of needs and opportunities along the Texas coast has been extended for...
State Takes over Houston’s Hurricane Harvey Home Repair Program October 12, 2020 By Juan A. Lozano All Houston, Texas, resident Alice Torres has wanted in the three years since Hurricane Harvey hit was to repair her...
George P. Bush Tapped to Oversee $4B Texas Disaster Mitigation Plan October 10, 2019 Texas Land Commissioner George P. Bush and the Texas General Land Office have been appointed to lead a comprehensive resiliency...
Texas Would Lose Billions if Another Major Storm Hits Coast, Report Says May 28, 2019 Housing sales in Texas would drop, gasoline prices would increase and the state would lose hundreds of billions of dollars...
Researchers Raise Concerns About Texas Coastal Barrier Plan November 14, 2018 Rice University researchers are concerned about the Army Corps of Engineers and the Texas General Land Office’s preferred $31 billion...