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Updated 10:31 am CDT, Monday, October 22, 2018 GALVESTON, Texas (AP) — Public housing advocates say Galveston hasn’t done enough in the decade since Hurricane Ike to rebuild public housing. The Houston Chronicle reports that fewer than half of the island city’s 569 public housing units have been rebuilt since the 2008 hurricane. State and federal rules require the city rebuild every unit. Public outcry, political inaction and a lack of financial capital are blamed for…

Early Monday morning, Austin Water issued a boil water notice for all of its customers due to elevated levels of silt from last week’s flooding. The water system is “the most recent infrastructure to struggle to keep up with” the impact of unprecedented rains, City Manager Spencer Cronk said at a Monday press conference. The Texas Tribune thanks its sponsors. Become one. Last month was the wettest September on record in Texas. Heavy rains last…

Updated 8:22 am CDT, Monday, October 22, 2018 AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Residents of the Texas state capital are being ordered to boil their tap water before drinking after flooding in recent weeks filled the lakes that feed their supply with silt, mud and debris. The city of Austin said in a statement Monday that the water needs extended filtration and treatment before it will be safe to consume. There is no indication of bacterial infiltration….

The World Bank predicts climate change could create as many as 143 million “climate migrants” by 2050. The result would be a mass migration twice as large as the number of refugees in the world today. Though the size of potential displacement is unprecedented, the relationship between migration and climate has played out on a smaller scale throughout the history of North America, say historians Nathan Connolly and Ed Ayers. Connolly, a professor at Johns…

We here at KUT spend a lot of time reminding you about the down-ballot races in an election. This season, we hosted City Council forums because local elections really affect your life the most. But we know the big shiny races at the top of the ticket get more attention. So, here’s what you need to know about the races everyone in the state gets a chance to vote on. Stop me if you’ve heard…

AUSTIN, Texas (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — Gov. Greg Abbott says he’s added 36 Texas counties to a state disaster declaration as flooding continues in parts of the state. The 36 counties mentioned Friday by Abbott during a news conference are in addition to 18 named as part of the disaster declaration on Tuesday. The counties cover a broad swath of Texas extending roughly from West and Central Texas down to the Gulf Coast and South Texas. “With…

Published 3:09 pm CDT, Friday, October 19, 2018 AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Gov. Greg Abbott says he’s added 36 Texas counties to a state disaster declaration as flooding continues in parts of the state. The 36 counties mentioned Friday by Abbott during a news conference are in addition to 18 named as part of the disaster declaration on Tuesday. The counties cover a broad swath of Texas extending roughly from West and Central Texas down to…

Originally published on October 19, 2018 1:35 pm Heavy rains in central Texas have caused historic flooding this week. Gov. Greg Abbott has issued a state of emergency in 18 counties, and flooding has damaged homes in Highland Lakes and washed out a bridge in Kingsland. Here & Now‘s Peter O’Dowd talks with KUT reporter Mose Buchele (@MoseBuchele). Copyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.