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Preppers Ready For When The Shit Hits The Fannew

Preppers ready themselves for an uncertain future.
Houston Press  |  Brittanie Shey and John Nova Lomax  |  06-21-2012  |  Disasters

Life in Texas, One Year After Hurricane Ikenew

Back in December, we spoke with a number of people in Galveston, Bolivar and along the bay about how they were coping with the storm. For the one-year anniversary, we tracked most of those same people down and talked to a few more. Here are their stories.
Houston Press  |  John Nova Lomax  |  09-15-2009  |  Disasters

Panic, FEMA, Empty Shelves: The Only Hurricane Guide You'll Need This Yearnew

The experts say 2009 will be a "normal" hurricane season, meaning not so bad, really. Which, given the track record most of these experts have demonstrated, is even more cause for worry.
Houston Press  |  Richard Connelly  |  06-09-2009  |  Disasters

We Don't Like Ikenew

We run down the greatest hits of the hurricane that keeps on giving.
Houston Press  |  Staff  |  09-23-2008  |  Disasters

Slideshow: Houston Prepares for Edouardnew

Scenes from Spec's, Home Depot and Kroger on Monday, Aug. 4, the eve of Tropical Storm Edouard's anticipated arrival in Texas.
Houston Press  |  Daniel Kramer  |  08-05-2008  |  Disasters

Shortchangednew

Immigrants who flock to post-Katrina New Orleans for work can get all the jobs they want, but getting paid is a lot harder.
Houston Press  |  Keith Plocek  |  02-14-2006  |  Disasters

Against All Oddsnew

A group of unsupervised mental patients running from Katrina made it from New Orleans to Houston. What happens next?
Houston Press  |  Todd Spivak  |  11-07-2005  |  Disasters

Houston Dodges a Bullet and Finds Traffic Hellnew

In the Week of Hurricane Rita, Interstates 10 and 45 turned into the Superdome, with 24-hour saunalike drives in cars filled with bitchy relatives.
Houston Press  |  Richard Connelly, Josh Harkinson, John Nova Lomax and Todd Spivak  |  10-03-2005  |  Disasters

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