Damage and power outages from Hurricane Beryl leave residents without work, causing worries over paying rent, restocking groceries and making repairs.
Elena Bruess
Elena Bruess covers the environment for the Abdelraoufsinno. She comes to Houston after two years at the San Antonio Express-News, where she covered the environment, climate and water. Elena previously worked in the Midwest as a reporter for Circle of Blue, a nonprofit newsroom where she focused on water issues in the Great Lakes region. Before that, Elena covered health and inequity in Chicago as a Pulitzer Center reporting fellow. She is originally from Northeastern Iowa and holds a master’s degree from Northwestern University and a degree from University of Iowa's undergraduate writing program. When not on the beat, Elena will be reading a book in the sun or getting ultra-caffeinated at a coffee shop.
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A storm of misinformation followed Hurricane Beryl ashore. Here’s what really happened.
Hurricane Beryl knocked out power to millions. It also unleashed a torrent of misinformation about what happened before, during and after the storm.
Posted inPolitics & Government
Did CenterPoint prepare enough for Hurricane Beryl? Politicians, residents want to know.
The utility company, which services nearly all of Houston, Harris County and Fort Bend County, drew early scrutiny Tuesday for its preparations as more than 1 million people remained without power.
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Poor drainage leaves northeast Houston residents with full ditches, flooded homes after Beryl
On Houston’s northeast side, poorly maintained drainage infrastructure disproportionately impacts residents with flooding after Tropical Storm Beryl.
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Houston area braces for outages, street flooding as quick-moving Beryl passes through Monday
Beryl is expected to slam Houston with street flooding, hurricane-force winds and widespread power outages as it quickly moves through the area.
Posted inPolitics & Government
Former staffer of Midtown Redevelopment Authority and 2 others arrested for misuse of $8.5M in public funds
Harris County District Attorney’s Office announced Friday that a former staffer and two contractors involved with the Midtown Redevelopment Authority were arrested on public corruption charges. Todd Edwards, the former real estate manager who was accused of “inappropriately” using his oversight of millions of dollars in authority landscaping funds to benefit himself, and authority contractors, […]
Posted inPublic Safety
Still off-track: Stopped trains continue to plague Houston’s east side, cause safety concerns
Despite mounting media coverage and safety concerns, local community members are frustrated Union Pacific hasn't made more progress on stoppages.
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Localized street flooding possible, but worst of this week’s rains expected south of Houston
A tropical storm or depression is expected to form midweek in the southwest Gulf of Mexico, before moving west to Mexico and South Texas.
Posted inEnvironment
Group finds hazardous chemicals in Houston Ship Channel sediment piles, seeks more testing
Residents are calling on the Army Corps of Engineers for regular testing of the six sediment piles in Galena Park, Channelview and Pleasantville.
Posted inEnvironment
EPA, Union Pacific begin testing soil for contamination in Greater Fifth Ward
The Environmental Protection Agency and Union Pacific Railroad began testing soil for contamination in Houston’s Greater Fifth Ward on Tuesday, marking the beginning of the second phase of testing linked with chemicals from the Union Pacific Railyard.