The 2022 hurricane season is officially upon us, with Texans once more preparing themselves for the worst. As hurricanes increase in force due to the effects of climate change, so do the intense flooding and winds that accompany the storms become an even greater risk...
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back to archiveAn important Op-Ed about the Ike Dike
Build the Ike Dike. That’s it, that’s the Op-Ed. Photo: US Army Corps of Engineers
Texas lawmakers request funding for Ike Dike in Biden infrastructure plan
Several Houston-area Congress members are urging congressional leaders in charge of infrastructure to fund the Texas Coastal Spine — better known as the “Ike Dike.” In a letter penned this week, Houston area lawmakers urged Committee on Transportation and...
MJ Hegar on COVID relief, expanding Supreme Court, and building the Ike Dike
On Tuesday, the Signal interviewed Democrat U.S. Senate candidate MJ Hegar. Hegar, a former Air Force helicopter pilot, is running against three-term incumbent Republican Sen. John Cornyn. If elected, Hegar would be the first Democrat to win a statewide election in...
Lizzie Fletcher testifies in support of Coastal Texas Study recommendations and Port of Houston improvements
On Wednesday, Rep. Lizzie Fletcher testified in front of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and urged the committee to include the Coastal Texas Study’s recommendations in the Water Resource Development Act of 2022 (WRDA) and to consider...
Ben Chou wants to unseat one of the last Republicans in Harris County
Houstonians may not be familiar with Ben Chou, a Democratic candidate running for Harris County Commissioners Court, but plenty are familiar with his work. Gov. Greg Abbott and many of Texas’ top Republicans are familiar with it too; they made it illegal this past...
Op-Ed: It’s time for the Green New Deal in the fossil fuel capital of the world
Hurricane Katrina. Hurricane Ike. The 2015 Memorial Day Floods. Hurricane Harvey. The 2019 ITC Chemical Plant Fire. And now the Winter Storms of 2021. Living in the oil and gas capital of the world, it’s no surprise that every few seasons come with another 800-year...
Signal Investigates: Who is Sarah Davis?
There has never been a more crucial time for investigative journalism, and a closer examination of the voting records and motivations of the elected officials governing the three branches of Texas government. In this series, we’ll be taking a deep dive to bring you...
Trump botches hurricane response
For a few moments on Thursday I felt as if the velocity of disinformation from the Republican National Convention had dulled me into a concussive, pharmacological blur and then I remembered Donald Trump is somehow president and what I was seeing was not an aberration...
Environmental innovation: Building public parks as storm surge barrier for Houston
Dozens of Houston area elected officials and their constituents met outside of Houston on Wednesday to discuss the threat of a storm surge that could devastate the region. The community meeting featured four expert speakers discussing various plans researchers and...