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Evictions Before and After Harvey
While some areas saw marked increases, others experienced high numbers of eviction case filings before and after the storm.
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Why the Flood Bond is Important But Not Enough
There's no way to flood-proof Houston, but making it more prepared will take a variety of approaches and a lot of coordination.
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Much of the attention around the storm’s anniversary will focus on megaprojects, but, efforts to create equitable human recovery, especially for the most vulnerable, cannot be lost in the shuffle.
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What Twitter Can Teach Us About Hurricane Harvey
Platforms like Twitter can capture immediate, on-the-ground needs in an unfolding disaster and can help fill gaps in response.
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Buyouts Bring Promise and Challenges to Flood-Affected Homeowners
For some, buyouts are a lifeline, but for others, they represent a loss of community and limited options to move on.
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One Year Later: What We've Learned Since Harvey
From assessing need to evaluating mitigation techniques, a number of good studies have advanced the region's flooding and resiliency knowledge but more is needed.
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How the Walkable Places Committee Plans to Make Houston More Pedestrian Friendly
The Houston Walkable Places Committee aims to make the Bayou City a more pedestrian-friendly city one new construction at a time.
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This week, a handy how-to guide on submitting comments on federal proposals, plus a call out to do just that at the state level to support safer roads in Texas and a look at a new park in Tulsa, an existing Dodger Stadium connection and more.
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In Houston, the Promise and the Challenge of Urban Farming
On less than one acre of land, a Second Ward farm has flourished but it faces an uncertain future.
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In Unearthed Mass Grave of Prison Laborers, Fast-Growing Houston Suburb Confronts Its Past
The Conversation | In theory, Texas law should protect these heritage sites.
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