As floodwaters from Tropical Storm Harvey recede this week, many neighborhoods in the Houston area are reliving a depressingly familiar scenario.
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In Harvey's Wake
Houston is on the long road to recovery. Here’s what you should know today.
The floodwaters are beginning to recede, and Houstonians are preparing for a long road to recovery. Here’s the latest.
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In Harvey's Wake
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott: No special session needed for Harvey aid
Gov. Greg Abbott said Friday another special session of the Texas Legislature won’t be necessary to deal with the response to Hurricane Harvey. The Legislature isn’t scheduled to meet again until January 2019.
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In Harvey's Wake
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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Texas Elections 2018
Trump’s Justice Department wants Texas to keep invalidated voter ID law
Continuing a dramatic reversal on voting rights under President Donald Trump, the U.S. Department of Justice is asking a federal appeals court to allow Texas to enforce a photo voter identification law that a lower court found discriminatory.
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Politics
Pete Gallego passes on second bid to reclaim old seat in Congress from Will Hurd
Former U.S. Rep. Pete Gallego, a Democrat, has decided not to try again to reclaim his old seat in Congress by launching a campaign against Republican U.S. Rep. Will Hurd of Helotes.
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Health care
Child therapists fear new Texas policy will deepen funding cuts
Therapists who work with disabled children in their homes saw a glimmer of hope this year, when Texas lawmakers decided to restore some of the funds they cut for such services in 2015. It was short-lived.
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The Brief: Harvey moves on while Texas deals with the aftermath
A week after Hurricane Harvey began menacing the coast, Texans and state and federal officials are just beginning to get a sense of what could be the costliest natural disaster in U.S. history.
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State Government
Texting ban among more than 650 new Texas laws that take effect today
Hundreds of new state laws go into effect Friday including a statewide texting-while-driving ban. But two other high-profile measures – one dealing with abortion, the other immigration – are currently blocked by federal injunctions.
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In Harvey's Wake
For low-income Texans, a tougher road to recovery after Hurricane Harvey
There’s no doubt the lives of tens of thousands of Texans have been upended by Hurricane Harvey, but it’s low-income Texans who will face a tougher road to recovery.
