Is Texas leading on disaster preparedness? Yes and no, experts say
More than a year and a half after Hurricane Harvey slammed into Texas, killing dozens, the state is still waiting on billions in federal...
"We're all afraid to go to school": After Santa Fe, Texas seeks to make...
Students at Westwood High School describe the threat of school shootings as a "constant fear." Last May, at Santa Fe High School, near Houston,...
Texas Senate leaders unveil $1.8 billion package of disaster relief bills
More than a year and a half after Hurricane Harvey ravaged the state, Texas Senate leaders announced a $1.8 billion trio of disaster relief...
Complicated applications led to FEMA funding less than 1 percent of Harvey infrastructure repairs
The complicated method by which the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) reviews and allocates disaster-related funds has resulted in it paying for less than one percent of Texas’ Harvey-related infrastructure projects, according to the Texas Standard.
One year later, Texans are still recovering from Hurricane Harvey
The Kaiser survey estimates Harvey’s damage at over $125 billion, with 41 Southeast Texas counties declared federal disaster areas.
Ron Simmons isn't voting to keep schools safe
Politicians offer thoughts and prayers. They pledge that they will do whatever they can to ensure that this will “never happen again,” but public focus on the incident inevitably fades, and nothing changes.
Matt Shaheen Isn’t Keeping Texas Students Safe
Politicians offer thoughts and prayers, and pledge that they will do whatever they can to ensure that this will “never happen again”, but public focus on the incident inevitably fades, and nothing changes.
Linda Koop Supports Guns, Not Seat Belts
Politicians offer thoughts and prayers, and pledge that they will do whatever they can to ensure that this will “never happen again,” but public focus on the incident inevitably fades, and nothing changes.
