‘It’s Bad’: Water Rescues Begin as Imelda Soaks East Texas

JUAN A. LOZANO / The Associated Press Sep 19, 2019 The remnants of Tropical Depression Imelda draw comparisons to Hurricane Harvey two years ago. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Texas Police Captured Leading Black Man Through Streets on Rope

Eoin Higgins / Common Dreams Aug 7, 2019 Galveston police Chief Vernon Hale III has issued a public apology for the officers' behavior. Civil rights leader say it's not enough. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Cargo Jetliner With 3 Aboard Crashes Into Bay Near Houston

DAVID WARREN and JAKE BLEIBERG / The Associated Press Feb 23, 2019 Survivors are unlikely, the sheriff says, referring to the scene as "total devastation." Witnesses say the plane went in nose first. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Houston Wins Praise for Handling of Girl’s Drive-By Shooting

JUAN A. LOZANO / The Associated Press Jan 7, 2019 A tip sends the case in a new direction, away from hate-crime allegations, as a black man is arrested in the death of Jazmine Barnes, 7. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Former First Lady Barbara Bush Dies at 92

MICHAEL GRACZYK / The Associated Press Apr 17, 2018 The Texan—known for her down-to-earth, plain-spoken ways—was one of only two Americans to be the wife of a president and the mother of a president. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Snow, Ice and Record Cold Grip South; at Least 10 Dead

KATE BRUMBACK and JAY REEVES / The Associated Press Jan 17, 2018 A storm unloads at least 8 inches of snow in parts of North Carolina. Even Mississippi beaches get a coating, and icicles hang in normally balmy New Orleans. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

FEMA Disposing of Trailers Despite Disaster Victim Demand

Emily Schmall and Michael Sisak / The Associated Press Dec 27, 2017 Lightly used units are being sold cheap instead of going to waiting hurricane victims. “I don’t care what shape it’s in, it beats sleeping on a dirt floor," one said. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

What You Have to Earn to Buy a Home in Biggest U.S. Cities

Steve Rosenfeld / AlterNet Nov 21, 2017 Most Americans cannot afford to live in progressive coastal epicenters. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Houston Hoping U.S. Will Pay for Coastal Barrier

Kiah Collier and Neena Satija / ProPublica Sep 13, 2017 Mayor Sylvester Turner endorses the proposal to protect the city from deadly storm surges in the future. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

The Silence of the Good People

Paul Street / Truthdig Sep 6, 2017 Now is not the time for the progressive majority to see elections and patience as ways to confront ecocidal evil in power. Dig deeper ( 13 Min. Read )

A ‘Toxic Tour’ of Houston After Hurricane Harvey

Staff / Truthdig Sep 5, 2017 Reporters from Democracy Now! join environmental justice organizer Bryan Parras for a look at the environmental impact of Hurricane Harvey. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Racial Optics for Harvey Different From Katrina’s

By Errin Haines Whack / AP Sep 5, 2017 Because there was no mandatory evacuation, people of all races and classes remained in Harvey's path, not just folks who couldn’t afford to leave. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )