Tag Archives: Northeast Action Collective makes headway in fight for better drainage infrastructure

In northeast Houston, Black and Hispanic residents endure the recurring nightmare of being marooned in their own neighborhoods every time heavy rainfall hits, a result of decades of neglect in drainage infrastructure. Kourtney Revels, a long-time resident of the Verde Forest neighborhood, experiences the distress firsthand. Overflowing ditches during downpours often inundate their streets, making it impassable and trapping them …

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