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Magali Silva experienced Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria.
INITIAL COVERAGE
Day 4: ‘We thought we were going to die’
Day 5: ‘At least God let us live’
Day 6: ‘It’s the luck of the draw’
Day 7: ‘Everybody will pull together’
Day 8: Guadalupe floods parts of Victoria
Day 9: Texas Zoo evacuates animals (w/video)
Day 10: The Long Road Ahead (w/video)
Day 11: Residents rely on families to rebuild
Day 12: For some, normal still far away
Day 13: Church offers refuge for devastated town
Day 14: Victims find hardship, opportunity (w/video)
Day 15: FEMA frustrates Harvey victims
Day 16: Displaced and in disarray
Day 17: Disaster for humans means catastrophe for pets
Day 18: Nature interrupted (w/video)
Day 19: ‘It was like we had been bombed’
Day 20: Students returning to school feel weight of Harvey
Day 21: International Crane Foundation loses office after hurricane
Day 22: Ranching structures, cotton mostly damaged by Harvey
Day 23: Port Lavaca struggles back after Harvey
Day 24: Refugio: ‘We’re trying to get back to normal’
Day 25: Nonprofit leaves people lost after Harvey
Day 26: ‘We are human beings like everyone else’
Day 27: Refugio schools find way to reopen
Day 28: Bloomington schools begin year in different classroom setups
Day 29: Methodist church serves those in need after hurricane
Day 30: Scientists measure damage to endangered species’ habitat (w/video)
Day 31: Medical community feels impact of Harvey
Day 32: Harvey’s speed leaves many in harm’s way
Day 33: After Harvey, Seadrift couple forced out of home
Day 34: Bloomington Elementary School educates students in FEMA dome
Day 35: School districts share issues with state, US senator
Day 36: VISD students observe See You at the Pole
Day 37: Expectant family struggles after Harvey (w/video)
Day 38: Woodsboro pulls together after Harvey
Day 39: Housing options slim for displaced families
Day 40: SBA approves more than $500M in disaster loans
Day 41: Hunger greater in Crossroads post-Harvey
Day 44: Goliad baby born as hurricane swirled toward Crossroads
Day 45: Mother recalls ‘scary’ birth during Harvey
Day 46: Harvey devastates homeowners without insurance
Day 47: Officials have no details on housing relief
Day 48: Harvey impacts couple’s 2 Victoria businesses, Rockport home
Day 49: Crews begin repair work on historic McFaddin church
Day 50: Hurricane, flood force Jaguars to make adjustments
Day 51: Texas Zoo thanks Vickers students for donation
Day 52: Seadrift women helping people affected by hurricane
Day 53: Mold creates big problem for homeowners
Day 54: Crossroads public agencies deal with FEMA challenges
Day 56: Texas Gulf Coast mayors discuss Harvey aftermath
Day 57: Tenants sue after Harvey eviction
Day 58: Nonprofit directors face difficult fundraising decision after Harvey
Day 59: VISD applies for waivers to reduce Harvey burden
Day 60: Victoria’s relief efforts lacked coordination, leadership
Day 61: Popular restaurant battles back from Harvey
Day 62: City looks to buy sprinkler controls for $160K
Day 63: Housing after Harvey (w/video)
Day 64: City looks to help with hefty water bills
Day 65: Men’s shelter, soup kitchen closed because of Harvey
Day 66: Watt routes almost $1M to Crossroads’ hungry
Day 67: Recovery group seeks members, community leaders
Day 68: Habitat volunteers help Harvey victims rebuild
Day 69: Lawmakers, counties to discuss Harvey response
Day 70: Oyster season opens after Harvey; new rules adopted
Day 71: Crossroads leaders talk storm damage to lawmakers
Day 72: Symphony to open concert season after Harvey delay
Day 73: Harvey recovery group works to measure unmet needs
Day 74: City considers ways to shore up water system
Day 75: County officials: Mobile homes need more oversight
Day 76: Recipient of state honor persists despite Harvey setbacks
Day 77: Heroes, lessons emerge in Harvey’s wake
Day 78: Harvey, budget shortfalls challenge local leaders
Day 79: Salvation Army traditional holiday meal to continue
Day 80: City water had no bacteria despite Harvey outage
Day 81: Leaders still don’t have Harvey recovery details
Day 82: Devereux officials remain hopeful despite hurricane damage
Day 83: Bloomington students, district still feel impact of Harvey
Day 84: Officials consider waiving school accountability ratings
Day 85: FEMA center in Cuero to close Nov. 22
Day 86: Zoo to spread its wings again
Day 87: Recovery group urges residents to apply for FEMA
Day 88: Rural Victoria County fights for help after Harvey
Day 89: Council to revisit rules on temporary housing
Day 90: Customers, employees respond to Lacks, Harbor Freight reopenings
Day 91: State officials remove sunken damage along Texas coast
Day 92: Refugio couple lose roof, but not hope
Day 93: Salvation Army Thanksgiving meal a success
Day 94: Home improvement stores prosper on Black Friday
Day 95: ‘They are small, but their voices are loud’
Day 96: Harvey increases construction business, causes shortage of workers
Day 97: Tourists return to area ravaged by hurricane
Ongoing coverage
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REFUGIO - This has not been a normal season for Refugio by any stretch of the imagination.
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Local officials this week signed off on an agreement with the state, which means they can start managing Hurricane Harvey recovery programs ranging from repairing homes to giving families temporary housing in the form of mobile homes.
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An anonymous donor from Austin has donated $40,000 to build a replacement home for a family displaced by Hurricane Harvey.
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No one knows the extent of the damage caused by Hurricane Harvey and how or when state and federal relief dollars will arrive.
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REFUGIO - Charlie Henderson thought of his mother as he and his wife, Nichole, gathered in the bedroom of their home.
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PORT LAVACA - After 11 straight days of serving and protecting during Harvey's aftermath, Chief Deputy John Krause learned his own house was damaged and uninsured - by no fault of his own.
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The sounds of singing echoed through the cinder block walls of a small Refugio church, offering no indication that just a half-dozen people were inside.
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Jade & Madalynn Bridal Boutique was closed for about two months and had to change locations after Hurricane Harvey struck.
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About six months following Terry Schneider's brain surgery, Hurricane Harvey struck Texas and damaged her home and business space.
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The International Crane Foundation recently hired a whooping crane outreach coordinator for its Texas office thanks to the Houston Zoo, which is funding the position indefinitely.
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Do you have questions about rebuilding homes and businesses after Hurricane Harvey? Here's your chance to get answers from officials from the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Small Business Administration. The Advocate will host a Facebook Live Q&A at noon Wednesday.
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Victorians can now paddle down the Guadalupe River again in Riverside Park with Gerry's Kayaks after the business reopened.
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Do you have questions about rebuilding homes and businesses after Hurricane Harvey? Here's your chance to get answers from officials from the FEMA and the Small Business Administration. The Advocate will host a Facebook Live Q&A at noon Wednesday. To watch, visit facebook.com/VictoriaAdvocate.
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The State of Texas/Federal Disaster Recovery Center in Victoria County is relocating less than two miles away from its current center.
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A nonprofit organization could be in Victoria in January to do a needs assessment of the community after Hurricane Harvey.
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State law orders local communities to prepare an emergency plan aimed at keeping their residents safe in the event Texas is hit by a hurricane or attacked by terrorists,
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Snow melted off a bench outside the Walmart on North Navarro Street as Rudy Adames rang a Salvation Army bell with each hand Friday morning.
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The Federal Emergency Management Agency recovery center in Victoria closed Tuesday evening, an agency spokeswoman said.
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Finally free of the fines that had worried him for years, Jose Villegas, 19, stepped out of the courtroom and into a promising future.
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Sledge Engineering officials put pen to paper and calculated $99,500 to repair the Victoria school district after Hurricane Harvey.
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Some conversations grew tense Friday during a meeting of the Victoria County Long Term Recovery Group.
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In 46-degree constant chilling drizzle, Howell Middle School Resource Officer Alfred Garza, while on his way to work Dec. 6, saw a sixth-grader walking without a jacket.
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The cold, rainy weather was no match for the sunny disposition of 3-year-old Lea Marin. Her brown curls bounced as she approached her grandfather, Adan Martinez, Saturday at a playground in Riverside Park.
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Victoria school district is experiencing a higher level of homelessness among its students.
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Juanita Rubio, 39, has spent the past four months waiting.
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Goliad Mayor Trudia Preston won't continue an interlocal agreement for shared emergency management with the county despite her praise for work done during Hurricane Harvey.
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Volunteers rebuilding homes damaged by Hurricane Harvey could soon get help with hauling soaked drywall and construction materials to the dump.
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Victoria officials are expected to release the city and county's emergency plan, a document they formerly said should be kept from the public.
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Here's our Hurricane Harvey long-term recovery Q&A with John Oliver Frederick of the U.S. Small Business Administration. The Q&A begins around 12 minutes into the video. Need help recovering from Harvey? Click here to fill out our survery.
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The Disaster Recovery Center in Port Lavaca closed at 6 p.m. Thursday and became a U.S. Small Business Administration Disaster Loan Outreach Center at 9 a.m. Friday.
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A small Christmas tree twinkles with multicolored lights inside a room at Motel 6.
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Bootfest 2017 saw a drop in attendance, but was otherwise successful despite being held just more than a month after Hurricane Harvey, city officials said.
MISSION VALLEY - Sherilyn Arnecke drove across her 200-acre ranch in an all-terrain vehicle, and her cattle tried to keep up.
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Specifically, the appraisal district asked for date-stamped photos of the damage with one photo being the outside of the property for verification purposes.
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Dalton Pratt, 23, held his grandmother's hand as he led her inside her newly remodeled home Sunday afternoon.
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City and county officials didn't know how Hurricane Harvey would impact their sales tax revenues, but to their surprise, the recovery phase continued the nine-month positive trend the receipts were on.
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Like every good mother-in-law, Angeline Spears, 54, couldn't help but lay some good advice on her son-in-law.
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It's difficult to speak of property value when your property has a gaping hole in the roof left by a Category 4 storm.
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Volunteers with the Victoria County Long Term Recovery Group have worked tirelessly for the past 20 weeks in an effort to help those affected by Hurricane Harvey.
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The federal government is overspending on mobile homes and waiting too late to get the ball rolling in helping the victims.
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BLOOMINGTON - Every Thursday evening, the home of Eva and Daniel Ortiz was filled with a variety of food and family members.
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One only needs to look at re-roofing permits issued throughout Victoria to see that Hurricane Harvey didn't discriminate.
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With less than two weeks left in a 74-day Texas duck season, seasoned waterfowlers should expect one thing - wary waterfowl.
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County commissioners approved a plan that lists ways Victoria can better protect itself against disasters and ranges from expanding drainage ditches to equipping important buildings with shatter-proof glass.
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Victoria's disaster recovery center is scheduled to close temporarily during the weekend, according to a federal news release.
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Aurora Uvalle Nickerson hoped the magnetic card Motel 6 had issued her would still work after she took her two dogs outside to relieve themselves.
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After almost five months of waiting and dealing with complicated paperwork to get financial help, families who lost mobile homes during Hurricane Harvey could soon have a chance at getting new ones.
TIVOLI - Sunlight streaked through the grayed, dead branches of a tree as a butterfly fluttered through the nearly hidden pasture.
Five months after Hurricane Harvey, community leaders continue to focus on helping residents in need.
MISSION VALLEY - A large stack of twisted scrap metal lay in a pile in front of Crystal Hernandez's blue and white home.
Victor Nenque has fond memories of yearly family vacations at Rockport, so seeing the devastation to the small, coastal town caused by Hurricane Harvey was a shock.
David Graham runs a measuring tape across the roof of a 77-year-old home off Bottom Road.
The number of people needing permanent housing in Victoria and Calhoun counties increased by 58 percent during the past year.
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REFUGIO - The blue tarp flapped on the roof of Maria Alaniz's home Thursday afternoon as a cool breeze swept through town.
A nonprofit housing provider wants to upgrade its affordable housing complex in Victoria, but wants the City Council's support first.
Victoria officials estimate a total of more than $6 million in Hurricane Harvey project costs.
The city of Port Lavaca put the last boat washed ashore by Hurricane Harvey back in the water earlier this month.
The Victoria school district's Board of Trustees will soon know what the community wants in the next superintendent.
When Bob Ort repairs a boat at his business, Victoria Marine, he fights the weather no matter if it's cold, windy or hot.
The Victoria Independent School District is requesting waivers from the Texas Education Agency to avoid losing more than $118,000 in state funds for low attendance days in January.
REFUGIO - Refugio won't play a home game until its District 31-2A opener against Agua Dulce on March 6.
During the four months when Dennis Wade Kohutek was unemployed after Hurricane Harvey struck, he submitted more than 200 job applications and spent up to 10 hours a day looking for a job.
Hurricane Harvey can't stop Port Aransas from celebrating the return of the whooping cranes.
Local government officials from coastal communities battered by Hurricane Harvey voiced anxieties and frustrations about the recovery process - and the fact that hurricane season is only three months away - to a Texas House subcommittee Tuesday.
The University of Houston-Victoria will host its first 5K fundraiser on March 3 during Homecoming week, and it will benefit jaX, the university’s live jaguar mascot, and the Texas Zoo.
Janice Cook has yet to find a new office space that fits the needs of the foster care agency she works for.
Six months after Hurricane Harvey slammed the Texas Gulf Coast, Victoria County commissioners are planning to discuss how many buildings were damaged and the cost to repair them. Multiple county buildings still haven’t been repaired, County Judge Ben Zeller said. The hurricane caused million…
After Hurricane Harvey damaged about 70 Victoria County buildings, officials are still pursuing grant money and figuring out which ones to rebuild — hopefully in ways that will outlast the next hurricane.
Victoria County experienced about $400 million in insured damages from Hurricane Harvey, but the cost of uninsured damages is unknown.
Despite Hurricane Harvey’s destruction across the Crossroads, there are only 27 fewer Victoria Livestock Show animals this year compared to 2017.
With the feeling of homecoming week’s rush and roar, University of Houston-Victoria senior Olajumoke Jumie Awe ended her homecoming queen candidate speech with a “vote for me” free-style rap.
Bloomington school district Superintendent Abbie Barnett said hearing from other school leaders who have gone through the disaster recovery process put into perspective what his district went through after Hurricane Harvey.
Grocery bags. Cigarette wrappers. Mattresses. Entire bags full of garbage.
Kristen Alonzo saved up for more than two years before moving into her apartment last spring.
Every morning, Monica Torres and her 76-year-old mother, Virginia, drive 7 miles from their temporary rental home in Tivoli to nearby Austwell.
Victoria school district’s Board of Trustees will discuss Hurricane Harvey repair work, the upcoming board election, the superintendent search and school safety at Thursday’s meeting.
Victoria firefighters are getting busier every year – and 2017 was no different.
In the months after Hurricane Harvey tore into town, the focus has been on finding a way to make homeowners whole again. Charitable groups with hundreds of volunteers picked up the slack when homeowners needed help gutting and tarping their storm-damaged homes. The nonprofits and religious g…
The Baezes didn’t give up when they couldn’t find a new location for their restaurant after Hurricane Harvey closed Taqueria Mi Familia.
Work will soon begin to repair gymnasium floors throughout the Victoria school district that were damaged by Hurricane Harvey.
Hurricane Harvey has created employment opportunities for qualified job seekers. But at least 20 disaster-related positions in Victoria remain vacant.
BLOOMINGTON — For several months, Megan Driver’s home was almost empty.
The Center for Disaster Philanthropy plans to wire $250,000 to the Victoria County Long Term Recovery Group next week.
Gov. Greg Abbott created his own disaster by completely changing how the state and federal governments respond to hurricanes.
REFUGIO — Words of worship and praise resonated throughout the renovated walls of a Refugio church as the congregation sang, “Don’t give up on God, because he won’t give up on you.”
Lydia Osuna, 2, couldn’t contain her excitement when she saw her first real-life bear Thursday.
The Boulevard Lions Club is getting a little help from friends after Hurricane Harvey caused major damage to its pavilion in Riverside Park.
After months of reviewing Victoria’s emergency management plan, officials have posted a redacted version online for the public to view.
BLOOMINGTON — Richardson West Junior High eighth-grader Reed Granger spent the first 10 minutes on a roof feeling a little uneasy. Then, a cool breeze blew the feeling away.
The Victoria College’s Board of Trustees will discuss student fees and tuition and hurricane repairs at Monday’s meeting.
REFUGIO — Drivers passing through Refugio down U.S. 77 may not have given a second thought to the tall, shadowy live oak trees that separate the north and southbound lanes just south of the town. Those trees, though, highlight a significant and strategic location during the Texas Revolution …
REFUGIO — School violence is showing no signs of letting up, said Refugio school district Superintendent Melissa Gonzales.
REFUGIO — For the first time in 27 years, Refugio Elementary School first-grade teacher Lisa Williams will be in a new classroom.
When Marni Axelrad and her family moved to Houston’s Meyerland neighborhood in 2015, they planned to stay there for years to come. They loved the community, and their kids were going to great schools.
The city and county have a 929-page plan that outlines who does what, when and how in the event of a disaster like Hurricane Harvey.
REFUGIO − The application to begin his constitutionally-entitled legal defense lay waiting on a table when defendant Kenneth Scott, 38, of Bayside, entered the jail’s meeting room.
We weren’t at all ready for the devastation of Hurricane Harvey.
After Hurricane Harvey shut down the city’s water system and left residents to boil water before drinking for more than a week, the City Council is weighing whether to hire an engineer to study how to protect parts of the water system.
CUERO — Drivers heading down East Morgan Avenue will see a large flag hanging in front of 69-year-old Ronnie Dietz’s house.
To thank volunteers rebuilding homes damaged by Hurricane Harvey, Victoria County set aside March 17 as a day to celebrate the Mennonite Disaster Service.
The leaders of Seadrift didn’t know Mother Nature would leave them such a big mess when they decided to take on picking up trash alone.
To prevent the city’s water system from failing again like it did during Hurricane Harvey, the City Council agreed to pay $38,000 to a firm to study how to protect Victoria water facilities.
Four hurricanes struck the Texas Coast in 1886, which could happen again.
Hurricane Harvey-related pollution was not as bad in the Crossroads as it was in Houston.
A national disaster recovery group will visit Victoria next month to gain a clearer picture of the cost to recover from Hurricane Harvey.
BLOOMINGTON − With hammers, nails and compassion, the Mennonites working on Roxanna Sanchez’s home left her dumbfounded.
Nancy Bolting felt so frustrated she had to walk away.
A conference room in a Houston municipal building will soon take the form of a political war room.
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross determined on Tuesday Hurricane Harvey caused a commercial fishery failure in Texas.
Everywhere you look, Hurricane Harvey’s footprint is evident.
Go here for an updated version of this story.
SEADRIFT — Julian Martinez crawled out of a hole in the debris that used to be his small mobile home, which was destroyed early Thursday by a tornado that slammed into the coastal town.
Michael Bohac has used duct tape for a lot of things but never expected he would use it to tape down his roof.
REFUGIO — Clifton Robinson has been a Little League umpire for 20 years, but he thought he might not step on the field this season.
At some point within the next two weeks, some Victoria residents may be getting a knock on their door – one they’ll want to answer if they’re struggling to rebuild after Hurricane Harvey.
Mold and mildew are spreading through the air conditioning system of the Victoria County Jail, spurring county officials to quickly consider ways to combat the growing problem.
Although it has been just over seven months since Hurricane Harvey hit the Texas coast, there are still residents in the region struggling to recover.
There will be more of King Fisher Beach to enjoy come summertime.
REFUGIO — The extent of Hurricane Harvey’s damage can be seen on a wall in a back room of the Chamber of Commerce in the form of hundreds of yellow, gold and pink Post-it notes.
Seven months after Harvey caused an estimated $180 billion in damage, only about 6,600 households statewide qualified for state-run temporary housing programs. That represents only 2 percent of almost 372,000 who were deemed eligible for some sort of help from FEMA.
ROCKPORT — With the temperature dropping quickly on the coast, they started before the designated start time of 8:30 a.m. on a Saturday.
As the Crossroads continues its long road to recovery, one nonprofit leader said the need for laughter is still great.
As part of a plan to distribute $5 billion in federal grant money to rebuild after Hurricane Harvey, the Texas General Land Office is planning to set aside about $110 million for the Crossroads, the agency’s spokeswoman said Wednesday.
BLOOMINGTON — Bloomington Middle School principal Terry Young saw the 5,000-pound burdens of a devastating past be picked up and carried away.
Victoria residents can learn more about disasters and how to prepare for them at the 2018 Mid Coast Hurricane and Disaster Conference on Thursday, according to a news release from the city.
Within two weeks, the nonprofit World Renew surveyed about 300 Victoria families about hurricane-related damages.
When thousands of trailers and mobile homes sit unused in the heart of a region decimated by Hurricane Harvey, something is terribly wrong with this picture.
Instead of finely polished oak pews, it’s metal tables covered in zebra-striped tableclothes. Instead of spare Bibles and hymn books, it’s bottles of Louisiana hot sauce, salt and pepper.
A partnership between two Texas apartment management companies is planned to bring premium amenities to three Victoria apartments.
Victoria Electric Cooperative’s outage management system went out while Hurricane Harvey ravaged the Crossroads on Aug. 25.
Aloe Elementary School will look like a new campus in time for the upcoming school year — almost a full year after being damaged by Hurricane Harvey.
It was two weeks after Hurricane Harvey arrived last fall.
Crossroads residents building, rebuilding or repairing their homes after Hurricane Harvey can plan for the future and get questions answered starting Monday by Federal Emergency Management Agency mitigation specialists.
POINT COMFORT – For as long as he can remember, Jack Gandie has fished the part of Lavaca Bay closest to Alcoa.
Q: Another hurricane season will be here before we know it, and I want to make sure that my family and I are fully prepared and informed. Can you provide some hurricane preparation tips so we can be ready?
More than 1,300 Texans displaced by Hurricane Harvey were dropped Tuesday from a Federal Emergency Management Agency program that pays for hotel rooms while people find new places to rent or figure out how to repair homes they own.
The same day a state representative asked whether Texas had a handle on how many pipelines crisscross coastal waters, a pipeline was struck in Matagorda Bay and caught fire.
The Victoria County Long-Term Recovery Group is asking the Rebuild Texas Fund for just under half a million dollars to help residents recover from Hurricane Harvey.
Pearlie Mae White is going to be OK.
H-E-B plus opened two days after Hurricane Harvey. The store donated three trailers full of water and two trailers of ice to the community. Employees also assisted with the mobile kitchen at the Rio Grande location and served more than 6,000 meals.
Faith Family Church partnered with Convoy of Hope and Samaritan's Purse to assist cities along the coast after Hurricane Harvey struck by donating items, removing debris and rebuilding homes.
Hurricane Harvey left the city of Victoria dark, but a lightbulb went off when Bobby Burnett discovered a way to get rid of some leftover fish in his freezer without it spoiling.
GOLIAD – The coastal prairie isn’t as plentiful anymore.
The Caterpillar Foundation has announced Wednesday a one-time grant of $490,000 will be awarded to the Victoria County United Way to help drive disaster recovery in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey.
The city and county have a 929-page plan that outlines who does what, when and how in the event of a disaster like Hurricane Harvey.
REFUGIO − The application to begin his constitutionally-entitled legal defense lay waiting on a table when defendant Kenneth Scott, 38, of Bayside, entered the jail’s meeting room.
We weren’t at all ready for the devastation of Hurricane Harvey.
After Hurricane Harvey shut down the city’s water system and left residents to boil water before drinking for more than a week, the City Council is weighing whether to hire an engineer to study how to protect parts of the water system.
CUERO — Drivers heading down East Morgan Avenue will see a large flag hanging in front of 69-year-old Ronnie Dietz’s house.
To thank volunteers rebuilding homes damaged by Hurricane Harvey, Victoria County set aside March 17 as a day to celebrate the Mennonite Disaster Service.
The leaders of Seadrift didn’t know Mother Nature would leave them such a big mess when they decided to take on picking up trash alone.
To prevent the city’s water system from failing again like it did during Hurricane Harvey, the City Council agreed to pay $38,000 to a firm to study how to protect Victoria water facilities.
Four hurricanes struck the Texas Coast in 1886, which could happen again.
Hurricane Harvey-related pollution was not as bad in the Crossroads as it was in Houston.
A national disaster recovery group will visit Victoria next month to gain a clearer picture of the cost to recover from Hurricane Harvey.
BLOOMINGTON − With hammers, nails and compassion, the Mennonites working on Roxanna Sanchez’s home left her dumbfounded.
Nancy Bolting felt so frustrated she had to walk away.
A conference room in a Houston municipal building will soon take the form of a political war room.
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross determined on Tuesday Hurricane Harvey caused a commercial fishery failure in Texas.
Everywhere you look, Hurricane Harvey’s footprint is evident.
Go here for an updated version of this story.
SEADRIFT — Julian Martinez crawled out of a hole in the debris that used to be his small mobile home, which was destroyed early Thursday by a tornado that slammed into the coastal town.
Michael Bohac has used duct tape for a lot of things but never expected he would use it to tape down his roof.
REFUGIO — Clifton Robinson has been a Little League umpire for 20 years, but he thought he might not step on the field this season.
At some point within the next two weeks, some Victoria residents may be getting a knock on their door – one they’ll want to answer if they’re struggling to rebuild after Hurricane Harvey.
Mold and mildew are spreading through the air conditioning system of the Victoria County Jail, spurring county officials to quickly consider ways to combat the growing problem.
Although it has been just over seven months since Hurricane Harvey hit the Texas coast, there are still residents in the region struggling to recover.
There will be more of King Fisher Beach to enjoy come summertime.
REFUGIO — The extent of Hurricane Harvey’s damage can be seen on a wall in a back room of the Chamber of Commerce in the form of hundreds of yellow, gold and pink Post-it notes.
Seven months after Harvey caused an estimated $180 billion in damage, only about 6,600 households statewide qualified for state-run temporary housing programs. That represents only 2 percent of almost 372,000 who were deemed eligible for some sort of help from FEMA.
ROCKPORT — With the temperature dropping quickly on the coast, they started before the designated start time of 8:30 a.m. on a Saturday.
As the Crossroads continues its long road to recovery, one nonprofit leader said the need for laughter is still great.
As part of a plan to distribute $5 billion in federal grant money to rebuild after Hurricane Harvey, the Texas General Land Office is planning to set aside about $110 million for the Crossroads, the agency’s spokeswoman said Wednesday.
BLOOMINGTON — Bloomington Middle School principal Terry Young saw the 5,000-pound burdens of a devastating past be picked up and carried away.
Victoria residents can learn more about disasters and how to prepare for them at the 2018 Mid Coast Hurricane and Disaster Conference on Thursday, according to a news release from the city.
Within two weeks, the nonprofit World Renew surveyed about 300 Victoria families about hurricane-related damages.
When thousands of trailers and mobile homes sit unused in the heart of a region decimated by Hurricane Harvey, something is terribly wrong with this picture.
Instead of finely polished oak pews, it’s metal tables covered in zebra-striped tableclothes. Instead of spare Bibles and hymn books, it’s bottles of Louisiana hot sauce, salt and pepper.
A partnership between two Texas apartment management companies is planned to bring premium amenities to three Victoria apartments.
Victoria Electric Cooperative’s outage management system went out while Hurricane Harvey ravaged the Crossroads on Aug. 25.
Aloe Elementary School will look like a new campus in time for the upcoming school year — almost a full year after being damaged by Hurricane Harvey.
It was two weeks after Hurricane Harvey arrived last fall.
Crossroads residents building, rebuilding or repairing their homes after Hurricane Harvey can plan for the future and get questions answered starting Monday by Federal Emergency Management Agency mitigation specialists.
POINT COMFORT – For as long as he can remember, Jack Gandie has fished the part of Lavaca Bay closest to Alcoa.
Q: Another hurricane season will be here before we know it, and I want to make sure that my family and I are fully prepared and informed. Can you provide some hurricane preparation tips so we can be ready?
More than 1,300 Texans displaced by Hurricane Harvey were dropped Tuesday from a Federal Emergency Management Agency program that pays for hotel rooms while people find new places to rent or figure out how to repair homes they own.
The same day a state representative asked whether Texas had a handle on how many pipelines crisscross coastal waters, a pipeline was struck in Matagorda Bay and caught fire.
The Victoria County Long-Term Recovery Group is asking the Rebuild Texas Fund for just under half a million dollars to help residents recover from Hurricane Harvey.
Pearlie Mae White is going to be OK.
H-E-B plus opened two days after Hurricane Harvey. The store donated three trailers full of water and two trailers of ice to the community. Employees also assisted with the mobile kitchen at the Rio Grande location and served more than 6,000 meals.
Faith Family Church partnered with Convoy of Hope and Samaritan's Purse to assist cities along the coast after Hurricane Harvey struck by donating items, removing debris and rebuilding homes.
Hurricane Harvey left the city of Victoria dark, but a lightbulb went off when Bobby Burnett discovered a way to get rid of some leftover fish in his freezer without it spoiling.
GOLIAD – The coastal prairie isn’t as plentiful anymore.
The Caterpillar Foundation has announced Wednesday a one-time grant of $490,000 will be awarded to the Victoria County United Way to help drive disaster recovery in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey.