After Gov. Greg Abbott panned the Trump administration’s $44 billion request to Congress for hurricane recovery, the White House quickly responded by calling on the state to pony up its own dollars.
Ala'a Ibrahim
Ala'a Ibrahim was a 2017 investigative fellow at The Texas Tribune. She graduated from the University of Texas at Austin, where she studied journalism and business. This past summer, Ala'a was one of 25 Fellows at NBCUniversal, where she worked on the TODAY Show's original video team. She has also interned at NBCUniversal's Meet the Press, KUT 90.5, KXAN-TV's Investigative Unit and Revelator, a local production company. During the 2016-2017 year, Ala'a served as president of UT Austin’s chapter of the National Association of Black Journalists. In the little free time that Ala’a has, she enjoys improv theater, coffee, and all things hip-hop.
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State Government
As long lines persist, state winds down food assistance program for Harvey victims
Long lines — and criticism about how the program was handled — plagued the sign-up period for Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program in Houston.
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In Harvey's Wake
After Harvey, another mammoth challenge for flooded areas: getting rid of mountains of trash
Even with help from the state and other Texas cities, Houston’s massive post-Harvey debris piles will take months to remove, local officials say.
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In Harvey's Wake
Texas officials see long road from Harvey for state transportation network
Hurricane Harvey closed hundreds of roads around Houston and Southeast Texas. Texas transportation officials are only beginning to assess how prolonged flooding has damaged roads and bridges.