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Fort Bend to improve levees, basins with GLO funds as part of enhancing flood resilience
Read full article: Fort Bend to improve levees, basins with GLO funds as part of enhancing flood resilienceFort Bend County Judge KP George will announce the awarding of Regional Mitigation Funds from the Texas General Land Office (GLO) during a press conference scheduled for 10 a.m.
Oil sheen seen for miles off Galveston coast, spill coming from ‘inactive’ offshore drilling platform
Read full article: Oil sheen seen for miles off Galveston coast, spill coming from ‘inactive’ offshore drilling platformA massive oil sheen is stretching for miles along the Galveston coast in the Gulf of Mexico.
WATCH LIVE: GLO holds joint news conference with Houston, Harris County officials in effort to ‘turn new page’ in disaster recovery funding
Read full article: WATCH LIVE: GLO holds joint news conference with Houston, Harris County officials in effort to ‘turn new page’ in disaster recovery fundingTexas General Land Office Commissioner Dawn Buckingham will visit Harris County on Tuesday as she and Harris County leaders hold a joint news conference to discuss disaster recovery funding.
Time is running out! Deadline approaching to apply for Homeowner Assistance and Reimbursement Program (HARP)
Read full article: Time is running out! Deadline approaching to apply for Homeowner Assistance and Reimbursement Program (HARP)Processing will continue, but time is running out to submit draft applications to the GLO for eligibility consideration and assistance with missing documentation.
Nearly 5 years later, challenges persist for Houstonians trying to move back home
Read full article: Nearly 5 years later, challenges persist for Houstonians trying to move back homeJames Brown has had a rough go for nearly five years now and he doesn’t hold any punches when describing what it’s been like.
Feds say Texas discriminated against communities of color when it denied Houston flood aid
Read full article: Feds say Texas discriminated against communities of color when it denied Houston flood aidLand Commissioner George P. Bush is in the middle of a fierce runoff in the Republican primary for Texas attorney general against incumbent Ken Paxton. During the race, several of Bush’s opponents have criticized his office’s work in distributing Hurricane Harvey relief funds.
Houston-area leaders to call on the General Land Office to ensure city, county receive Harvey funds
Read full article: Houston-area leaders to call on the General Land Office to ensure city, county receive Harvey fundsHouston area representatives gathered Thursday to call upon the Texas General Land Office to ensure the worst-hit areas by Hurricane Harvey in the city and Harris County will receive the funds allocated by Congress.
Houston area getting little of $1B in Harvey flood aid
Read full article: Houston area getting little of $1B in Harvey flood aidHouston area officials are expressing shock and anger after learning their communities, which suffered the brunt of damage from Hurricane Harvey, will be getting a fraction of $1 billion that Texas is awarding as part of an initial distribution of federal funding given to the state for flood mitigation.
Hurricane Harvey: The long road to recovery still hasnt ended for many in Houston
Read full article: Hurricane Harvey: The long road to recovery still hasnt ended for many in HoustonHOUSTON Its been nearly three years since Harvey hammered the Houston area and yet, there are still those who havent fully recovered. The City of Houston and the State of Texas have been locked in a battle over how to manage the rebuilding effort. In March, the Texas General Land Office came to an agreement with Harris County to take over the rebuilding efforts. The City of Houston had a different opinion when approached by the state. Both are now working with and seeing progress through the GLO, as the temporary restraining order does not impact their rebuilding efforts.
Houston files lawsuit against Texas General Land Office from taking control of Harvey diaster funds
Read full article: Houston files lawsuit against Texas General Land Office from taking control of Harvey diaster fundsHOUSTON Mayor Sylvester Turner and the city of Houston seek a temporary restraining order to prevent the Texas General Land Office from taking control of Hurricane Harvey disaster relief funds. Nearly two years ago, the federal government provided those funds to assist Houston homeowners, whose homes were damaged by Hurricane Harvey. According to city officials, Houston has allocated $446 million or 35% of the total funds to homeowners. The single-family program has served 234 homeowners, with another 246 families submitted to or approved by GLO and currently being served, according to Houston officials. Houston officials also contend that the citys programs are better and more appropriate for the citizens than the GLOs plans, which proposed amendments that violate the terms of its sub-recipient agreement.
State plans to take Hurricane Harvey funds from the city of Houston
Read full article: State plans to take Hurricane Harvey funds from the city of HoustonHOUSTON – The Texas General Land Office is planning to eliminate the city of Houston's control of funding for Hurricane Harvey housing relief. In a letter sent to Mayor Sylvester Turner Wednesday, the GLO stated it was overhauling "all responsibility for administering disaster assistance to city residents." The GLO argues the city has done little with the recovering funds. The state has four years to allocate the funds to Houston residents, so there still is time. Turner said the city is taking all necessary legal steps to preserve the city’s right to administer the funds.