Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo called on state leaders to help the city rebuild after Hurricane Harvey, proposing a sales tax increase and saying infrastructure should be built to prevent the storm’s destruction from recurring.
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Livestream: The Story of Harvey
Weeks after Hurricane Harvey battered Houston, Texas Tribune Editor-in-Chief Emily Ramshaw interviews Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo live at the Texas Tribune Festival.
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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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Houston housing officials draw ire for evicting elderly residents
Public housing leaders say a high-rise along Buffalo Bayou is unsafe because of flooding from Hurricane Harvey. But folks who live in 2100 Memorial say officials have mishandled the situation.
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Houston’s ‘flood czar’ says Harvey has brought the city to a decision point on flood control
Stephen Costello, the city’s chief resilience officer, expects to play a big role in how Houston spends it Hurricane Harvey recovery dollars.
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Environmental concerns persist across Harvey-ravaged Texas cities. Here’s what you should know today.
As efforts to rebuild have slowly begun in areas hit hard by Hurricane Harvey, officials continue to warn of lingering environmental hazards, including the health risks posed by receding floodwater.
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Trump returns to Texas to see Hurricane Harvey recovery in Houston
President Donald Trump returned to Texas on Saturday to check in on the Hurricane Harvey recovery effort and meet with victims of the storm that ravaged southeast Texas.
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Here’s how much rain Harvey has dropped on Texas
Harvey dropped more than 50 inches of rain on parts of Southeast Texas in less than a week.
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Houston’s historically black neighborhoods devastated by flooding, with little safety net
Houston’s historically black neighborhoods were hit hard by Hurricane Harvey — and many don’t have the safety net that residents in other parts of town can rely on to recover.
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Texas chemical plant could explode amid Harvey flooding
As chemicals heat up in a Crosby manufacturing plant, a large-scale fire or explosion looks increasingly likely.
