Houston’s recovery funds for Beryl and the derecho unlikely to meet need
Houston residents with homes damaged by Hurricane Beryl or the derecho wind event last year could receive financial assistance in the coming months. The need is greater than the available funding — a problem the city has faced in the past.
Jamaica Beach on Galveston Island getting new sand to reinforce shoreline as part of $5M project
New sand will raise the beach 5 feet in elevation and expand its width to an average of 150 feet from the shoreline. The project is expected to be completed by August.
Houston, Galveston areas getting $26 million in reallocated disaster recovery funds for affordable housing
The Texas General Land Office is awarding more than $45 million in unused federal grant money for a total of 15 affordable housing developments in the south and southeast portions of the state. The funding being newly awarded to Galveston and Harris counties is tied to Hurricanes Dolly and Ike in 2008 or Hurricane Harvey in 2017.
‘Jeep Weekend’ beach restrictions for 2025 approved by Galveston County commissioners
The loosely organized, annual gathering is slated for this weekend on Bolivar Peninsula. As part of the new rules, those without a permit will only be able to drive within the designated event zone, which will have a single access point and a single exit point. Traffic in the event zone will be limited to one direction and speeds of 15 mph.
Federal investigators were preparing two Texas housing discrimination cases — until Trump took over
The government spent years probing allegations that a Dallas HOA created rules to kick poor Black people out and that Texas discriminated against minority residents in Houston after Hurricane Harvey, only to suddenly reverse course under President Donald Trump.
Feds refer Texas’ Hurricane Harvey funding discrimination case to Justice Department
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development confirmed its finding that Texas unfairly favored white residents in rural areas when it distributed $1 billion in Harvey aid in 2021.
Houston households impacted by Hurricane Harvey to receive down-payment assistance
The program is expected to assist about 200 households with up to $125,000 in down-payment assistance, closing costs and subsidized interest rates. To be eligible, applicants must have resided in the City of Houston on Aug. 25, 2017.
Texas offers Starr County ranch to Trump for mass deportation plans
Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham said the state’s recently purchased 1,400-acre ranch could be used as a deportation hub.
Texas signs largest offshore lease for carbon capture and storage in U.S. history
ExxonMobil is leasing more than a quarter million acres of subsea land off the coasts of Galveston, Chambers, and Jefferson Counties to trap and store carbon dioxide permanently. Funds from the lease will benefit Texas' Permanent School Fund.
Biden temporarily blocked from diverting border barrier funds
A judge’s ruling is the latest development in an ongoing border enforcement battle between Texas and the president.
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