Preparing for Houston’s Hurricane Season in an Age of Austerity
When the devastating floods hit Central Texas this month, key positions at the National Weather Service were empty after government-wide layoffs implemented by the Trump administration earlier this ye...
The Must-Try Dish at This BBQ Joint Is the Cold-Smoked Salmon—Really
If you pull up to Outpost 36 Texas Barbeque, in Keller, about an hour northwest of Dallas, and think the building looks familiar, you might be on to something. The former Golden Corral location is ful...
First Came the Flood. Then Came the Influencers.
In the days after the Guadalupe River tore through Kerr County on the Fourth of July, local authorities closed the road leading to two of the hardest-hit communities, Hunt and Ingram, to nonresidents ...
Opinion: Texas Relies on FEMA More Than State Leaders Care to Admit
When President Donald Trump announced in January that he was appointing a council to review the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s role and efficacy, those of us who study disasters hoped that it...