Houston ‘hub houses’ bolster neighborhood storm resiliency as city government ‘a day late and a dollar short’

A recent survey by Rice University's Kinder Institute found that nearly 60% of respondents said local officials and leaders were not well prepared for Hurricane Beryl last summer. A group of residents and activists in Northeast Houston are taking storm preparedness into their own hands.

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The Kashmere Gardens multi-service center will receive a permanent generator next year, city officials announced Wednesday. The move is one step in a plan to establish a resiliency hub in one of the city's most underserved neighborhoods.

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Permanent generator to be installed in Kashmere Gardens resiliency hub next year

The permanent generator at the Kashmere Gardens hub won't be installed until next year. The unknown time table could leave residents in one of the most vulnerable Houston neighborhoods in an electric gray area ahead of the looming 2025 hurricane season.

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