Harvey Reflections: A Tech Community Comes of Age
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"We were prepared. We were ready to work for 48 hours."
FEMA Applications Show Need in the Wake of Harvey
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More than 436,000 valid individual assistance FEMA applications were submitted in Harris County.
Harvey Reflections: Fifth Ward Weathers the Storm, Wary of Gentrification
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Revitalization or gentrification? In Fifth Ward, Harvey raised the stakes.
Harvey Reflections: Opening Homes for Disaster Relief
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The government response was critical during Harvey. But Ed Pettitt, who hosted evacuees in his Third Ward home through Airbnb, said citizen response was the most impressive.
Harvey Reflections: Community Organizing, Recovery and Frustration
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With known and unknown environmental risks, an organizer on the east side of Houston reflects on a frustrating reality even after the rain.
Harvey Reflections: Strengthening Community
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A Super Neighborhood president who wants to see his community stronger than before Harvey.
Harvey Reflections: Medical Needs, Pets and Guns at the Shelter
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During Harvey, former mayor Annise Parker put in 14-hour shifts helping manage a critical emergency shelter.
Harvey Reflections: Forming Relationships
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One young organizer with the Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association shares his experience after Harvey.
Reading Guide: Houston, Flooding and Design
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When it comes to flooding and design, Houston has been here (and written about it) before.
How To Get Serious About Flooding After Harvey From the Feds to the Flood Control District
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According to one expert at Rice University.
After Harvey, Resettled Refugees Who Found Opportunity Farming Rebuild Again
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Harvey was actually the second disaster the farmers faced this year, following a freeze in January.
Houston After Harvey: Buyouts, Barriers, Green Space
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With buyouts already in the works, what could be on the table for Houston after Harvey?
Would Zoning Change Houston's Flooding?
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Explaining Houston's complicated relationship with development and flooding.
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