By Charlotte Aguilar Hurricanes with more destructive winds had struck over the decades, but it was the water that Harvey brought five years ago, starting on Aug. 25 and totaling 50 inches in some places, that was so ruinous to neighborhoods in the southwest area of Houston. Water that filled up Brays Bayou and quickly backed up, gushing into homes, businesses and schools. … [Read more...] about Harvey’s legacy: 5 years later, new urgency for flood control
Hurricane Harvey
Do you qualify? Bellaire property owners can pre-apply for federal funds to elevate homes
Bellaire property owners who suffered damage from Hurricane Harvey and are considering elevating their homes have until Aug. 31 to pre-apply through the city for a federal assistance program that could cover 75 percent of the costs of raising their structures. The city is applying for the Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA) program, administered by the Federal Emergency … [Read more...] about Do you qualify? Bellaire property owners can pre-apply for federal funds to elevate homes
UPDATE: HISD board to seek Harvey relief from state, kumbaya coaching
UPDATE (10 a.m. Jan. 18): The Houston ISD school board voted Thursday (Jan. 17) to apply for disaster assistance relief funding from the Texas Education Agency, and also unanimously approved retaining an executive coach for leadership and team-building training for trustees individually and collectively. The board also elected Trustee Diana Davila to lead the board for the … [Read more...] about UPDATE: HISD board to seek Harvey relief from state, kumbaya coaching