Results tagged “publichousing”

A fire erupted this morning at a Sharpstown-area public housing development mostly populated by senior citizens. The fire, causes of which are still unknown, began on the fifth floor of the seven story building, and required multiple firetrucks responding from several stations. As firefighters fight the fire, residents are taking shelter in a nearby apartment building, Regency Square, and some are being moved into that complex already. The 210-until Bellerive Senior Highrise is home to...

Good morning, Houston. As we prepare for the rain chance to increase again — yeah, sorry, we hate to be the bearers of bad news — we're stopping for a second to realize just how much it's rained so far this month. Officially, we've had 8.34 inches of rain so far in July, smashing the 2.34-inch average for the month and making this the eighth-wettest July on record. And there's still a week left...

As the debate continues over the alignment of Metro's proposed University light rail line, a calmer discussion is going on in the Third Ward, where the eastern end of the University Line would run. At issue is how the line would get from the University of Houston to Main Street — Third Ward residents want to make sure the line will help the neighborhood, not drive it out of existence. Planners are looking at...

So imagine that you live across the street from a huge refinery. One morning, you notice an oily fog creeping into your neighborhood from the direction of the oil storage tanks; it passes, leaving everything covered in a layer of caramel-colored residue that may or may not be toxic. You'd expect people to rush to check things out when you call for help, right?

New Orleans City Council President Oliver Thomas, who a couple of weeks ago said the city didn't want public housing residents who didn't want to work to return, apologized yesterday for his language but said he still believes in what he said.

We have to hand it to New Orleans politicians — they really know how to put their feet in their mouths. First Mayor Ray Nagin came out with his infamous "chocolate city" remarks, and now some New Orleans City Council members have said they don't want the city's poorest residents to return unless they're willing to work. The report initially came from the New Orleans Times-Picayune:

Just when you're starting to think living next door to a refinery isn't so bad, the refinery releases some kind of fog that leaves caramel-colored oily residue all over houses, cars and anything left outdoors. It happened to some Baytown residents this week when some gas oil — a heavy, waxy substance similar to crude oil — leaked from a storage tank Monday and a cloud of oil-containing steam drifted over to the Archia Courts public housing complex.