- State Approves $90M in Emergency Funding To Help Expedite Debris Removal from Hurricane Harvey [Houston Chronicle]
- Harvey-Damaged East Houston Regional Medical Center Will Not Reopen [HBJ]
- Potholes Popping Up on Hurricane Harvey-Flooded Roads [Fox 26]
- Texas A&M University Flood Scientist Calls for Changes Like Building Homes 3 Ft. Above Flood Level [NPR]
- Lessons for Houston from Hurricane Sandy Recovery [abc13]
- Texas Library Organizations Win Nearly $300K in Grants for Harvey Recovery [Houston Chronicle]
- Nitya to Upgrade 35-Year-Old Norfolk Tower, Rename It Nitya Tower [Houston Chronicle]
- Navy Federal Credit Union To Open First Houston Branches [HBJ ($)]
- Farmers Market at Sugar Land’s Imperial Market To Close To Make Way for New Development [abc13]
- Grand Parkway Marches On Despite Arguments, Lawsuits, and Ethical Conflicts [Houston Chronicle]
- Mayor Orders ‘Deep Cleansing’ of Homeless Encampments Near Midtown and Minute Maid Park [Houston Chronicle]
- Houston First Corp.’s Augmented Reality App Lets You Explore Houston [HBJ]
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Having been involved in the Ike Recovery fund distribution, Houston is going to have a rough time using the money. I think in 2015 we were just repairing roofs in poor neighborhoods from the 2008 storm. As the Ike Funding deadline approached, no one could come up with an agreeable solution for the funds. Even affordable homes were considered gentrification in poor neighborhoods. The only people that will see quick and efficient utilization of these funds are people that live in neighborhoods with ethical, efficient, and knowledgeable State, Local, and Civic leaders (All of which have a vote). Unfortunately that will is not the leadership of low income communities.