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Photos and costs of FEMA's temporary housing units released
At yesterday’s hearing on the future of FEMA disaster housing before the House Homeland Security Committee the committee staff produced an interesting exhibit. It shows the various models of housing t… more →
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Photos and costs of FEMA's temporary housing units released
John Henneberger wrote 1 week ago: At yesterday’s hearing on the future of FEMA disaster housing before the House Homeland Security Com … more →
Katrina Cottage pilot program woes due to failure at all levels
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John Henneberger wrote 1 month ago: How many times do we have to hear the story before it sinks in? Let’s sum up the government re … more →
Galveston Long Term Recovery Plan should focus on what it takes to allow survivors to return home
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John Henneberger wrote 1 month ago: Lots of hard work has gone into the production of the Galveston Long Term Recovery Plan. The citizen … more →
Rental housing most vulnerable in Hurricane Ike shortchanged in reconstruction plan
John Henneberger wrote 1 month ago: Renters and rental housing were particularly hard hit by Hurricane Ike. Yet renters and rental housi … more →
How Ike and future hurricanes impact Black households disproportionately
John Henneberger wrote 1 month ago: African-American households reside in areas most vulnerable to hurricanes in the greater Galveston B … more →
A confession: we've learned firsthand the reasons for disaster rebuilding delays
John Henneberger wrote 1 month ago: I have to fess up. Having pointed out in yesterday’s blog the unacceptably slow pace of rebuil … more →
Texas home rebuilding for hurricane survivors unacceptably slow
John Henneberger wrote 1 month ago: As we approach the four year anniversary of Hurricane Rita it’s appropriate to take stock of h … more →
Karen Paup's testimony on post hurricane housing rebuilding in Texas
John Henneberger wrote 1 month ago: Note: Karen Paup was invited to testify before a subcommittee of the Senate Homeland Security Commit … more →
TxLIHIS Karen Paup and NLIHC Sheila Crowley testify on housing disaster recovery
John Henneberger wrote 4 months ago: . Texas Low Income Housing Information Service co-director Karen Paup and National Low Income Ho … more →
Housing advocates tell HUD that TX Disaster recovery plan fails to disclose how the money will be spent
John Henneberger wrote 4 months ago: After reviewing the Disaster Recovery Plan that the Texas Office of Rural Community Affairs (ORCA) s … more →
Watch "The Old Man and the Storm" on-line
John Henneberger wrote 6 months ago: In case you missed the broadcast, I urge you to watch the Frontline film, The Old Man and the Storm … more →
Woman, whose fight for housing repair revealed government waste, dies in her home
John Henneberger wrote 6 months ago: The woman who blew the whistle on fraud in the City of Houston’s home repair program, featured … more →
Examining claims of local effectiveness in administration of housing disaster funds
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John Henneberger wrote 7 months ago: There have been a lot of claims voiced by Councils of Governments (COGs), local officials and the Te … more →
Texas official in charge of disaster assistance refuses to state housing needs will be funded
John Henneberger wrote 7 months ago: Charles Stone, executive director of the state agency overseeing disaster relief in Texas, says deci … more →
Put an end to FEMA trailers by moving people quickly into permanent housing
John Henneberger wrote 7 months ago: She says it far better than I can. We shot this interview with a woman whose home suffered majo … more →
My suggestions for a Texas disaster housing program
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John Henneberger wrote 7 months ago: In developing a plan to help Texas survivors of Hurricanes Ike and Dolly rebuild their homes I belie … more →
Existing statewide housing program should be the vehicle for assisting Hurricane Ike survivors
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John Henneberger wrote 7 months ago: The Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA) has received criticism from elected of … more →
Texas disaster recovery plan is based on bad data and faulty assumptions
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John Henneberger wrote 7 months ago: Today I continue the analysis begun yesterday of the draft plan developed by the Texas Office of Rur … more →
Texas disaster plan - an ill conceived pork barrel
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John Henneberger wrote 7 months ago: Texas’ just released plan for $1.3 billion in federal Community Development Block Grant funds … more →
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