Hurricane Housing Censorship News

Housing Authority of New Orleans asks attorney helping Katrina-evacuee tenants to stop talking to media about contentous government plan to demolish public housing deemed too damaged by Katrina to fix

"...The Housing Authority of New Orleans recently sent a letter to..."

Feb. 2, 2007 News Post by Cheryl Smith

Hurricane Housing Censorship

Housing Authority of New Orleans sends letter to attorney representing former public housing tenants, requesting that he stop talking to media about government's plan to demolish complexes deemed too damaged by Katrina to fix

"...The Housing Authority of New Orleans recently sent a letter to..."

Feb. 9, 2007 News Feature by Cheryl Smith

Katrina Evacuees Falling Through Housing Cracks

Federal and city aid maze difficult to navigate

"...not be living on the streets, but the thousands of Hurricane Katrina evacuees in temporary housing setups throughout the..."

Nov. 4, 2005 News Feature by Cheryl Smith

No End in Sight for Hurricane-Housing Limbo

FEMA once again extends cutoff deadline for hurricane evacuees still receiving housing assistance in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas

"...now, because it's time to get down to evacuee housing assistance business … again. That's right, the Federal Emergency..."

Jan. 26, 2007 News Feature by Cheryl Smith

Here Yet Ever There

From Austin, New Orleans artists strive to save what remains of their city and work to recover it

"...to me as "the one who escaped." Anyone from New Orleans knows the significance of that label. People don't..."

Nov. 25, 2005 Arts Feature

After the Storm

Austin's Louisiana exiles remain suspended between before and after

"...to see the three-bedroom shotgun house she rented in New Orleans for 15 years, the bodies of two of..."

Aug. 25, 2006 News Feature by Cheryl Smith

East Side Story

Austin evacuee Autherine Algere misses her old home but knows there's nothing to go back to.

"...Walking from the street up to the public housing duplex in which Autherine Algere used to live, one..."

Aug. 25, 2006 News Feature by Cheryl Smith

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...Quote of the Week "I don't think we have racial bias..."

June 30, 2006 News Feature

Home From Home

Austin opens arms to New Orleans 'guests,' longing to return

"...days after a helicopter plucked them from the balcony of their New Orleans apartment, Lester Sampson and Irma Louis..."

Sept. 9, 2005 News Feature by Amy Smith

The Forgotten Storm

One year later, Rita's invisible evacuees still wait in the shadow of Katrina

"...after month, when you're the only one in the newbie-graduate application pool who doesn't have a degree from an..."

Sept. 22, 2006 News Feature by Cheryl Smith

Katrina Past, Katrina Present, Katrina's Future

UN scientists warn that Katrina-style weather disasters will become more common. Is Texas (or anyone) ready for more storms or the refugees that come with them?

"...a million refugees from Hurricane Katrina that there’s some new housing opened in New Orleans. So go home. Now...."

Feb. 2, 2007 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Naked City

Headlines and Happenings from Austin and Beyond

"...Quote of the Week "She made the state of Texas look..."

Sept. 22, 2006 News Feature

The ARA Faces the Music

For the Austin Revitalization Authority, Eastside renewal proves to be a long, slow dance

"...when she was a liberal Democrat and the mayor of Austin, Carole Keeton McClellan (now the conservative GOP state..."

Aug. 29, 2003 News Feature by Amy Smith

The Informant

Revolutionary to rat: The uneasy journey of Brandon Darby

"...north in a rented white van to join thousands of protesters in St. Paul, Minn., for the Republican National..."

Jan. 23, 2009 News Feature by Diana Welch

Naked City

News briefs from Austin, the region, and elsewhere

"...city. Most spent at least one night in one of Austin's two shelters at the Delco Center and LBJ..."

Sept. 5, 2008 News Feature

Naked City

Headlines and Happenings from Austin and Beyond

"...Quote of the Week "One of the things that money can..."

May 5, 2006 News Feature

Making It Right

Austin-based Students of the World strives to make it a better one

"...The editing bay just off East Fifth Street is small but cozy. A few..."

July 23, 2010 Screens Feature by Kate X Messer

Naked City

Headlines and Happenings from Austin and Beyond

"...Quote of the Week "Congratulations to all of you on a..."

May 19, 2006 News Feature

Naked City

"...Quote of the week "Make no mistake, this is not going..."

Dec. 15, 2006 News Feature

Unsettling Settlement

"...brought against the city last year by the developers of a project called Deerfield. But by settling with Deerfield,..."

June 20, 1997 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Q&A: Austin’s Coastal Neighbors

How Galveston looks to its past to prepare for its future – and what that means for Austin

"...Austin has an established agreement with the city of Galveston to receive evacuees by bus during times of..."

Sept. 11, 2009 News Feature by Kate X Messer

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...Quote of the Week "DeLay was always trying to push things..."

March 3, 2006 News Feature

Dusting Away the Cobwebs

"...lending institution in town would have its hands full of proposals for construction and home-improvement loans. But that hasn't..."

July 28, 2000 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

Take the A-Train

Mike Clark-Madison discusses 10 years covering light rail, and urges voters to support it.

"...cities across the globe has been a political deal of epic proportions, can be distilled as "I'll Take the..."

Oct. 13, 2000 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...Hospice Austin can come up with proper funding, the nonprofit agency would acquire the Christopher site and provide inpatient..."

April 11, 1997 News Feature

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...Check out Fortune magazine's Nov. 11 expose on Gtech's sleight-of-hand methods in winning huge state lottery contracts. Gtech holds..."

Nov. 1, 1996 News Feature

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...Quote of the Week"That's just how I roll." – UT student..."

Sept. 2, 2005 News Feature

Postmarks

Nofziger Responds

"...city councilmember. You decry my "sad record" and lack of leadership, but you fail to be specific...."

April 25, 1997 Column

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...to defend the P.R.-hobbled mass transit agency. Maxey fired off an angry letter last week to mayoral candidates Max..."

March 14, 1997 News Feature

Off the Desk

"...ad and PR firm which is home to the new Chamber of Commerce chief Kerry Tate, recruited one of..."

Jan. 12, 1996 News Feature

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