Politics After Beryl, Remembering the Victims, and Why We Still Love Houston
To say it’s been a week is an understatement! Host Raheel Ramzanali is calling on Antre’chelle Nova and Evan Mintz to help recap the week since Hurricane Beryl hit Houston. They cover the politics of recovery, how long it will take to clean up the debris, and CenterPoint’s latest timeline for restoring power. They also remember some of the victims of the deadly storm and how the power outage at traffic lights is turning Houstonians into terrible drivers. Finally, it is 713 Day tomorrow, so they’re ending on a high note, talking about why they love H-Town!
Dive deeper into the stories we talked about in today’s episode here:
- CenterPoint targeting Sunday for restoring 750,000 of 1.2 million without power
- Xfinity reports 620,000 outages in Houston, with 36% restored after Hurricane Beryl
- Texas leaders were slower to request federal Beryl aid than in past hurricanes
- Most Floridians got power back quickly after Ian. But for some the wait has just begun.
- CenterPoint Power Outage Sparks Growing Anger in Texas: 'Unacceptable'
- Mayor Whitmire appoints Elizabeth Brock as Metro's first Hispanic female chair
- Traffic lights still down at 1,115 Houston-area intersections after Beryl
- Many in Houston don't know how to do this one, simple thing while driving
- ABC 13’s Instagram post on what to do at intersections with traffic lights out
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