In the proposed Action Plan for Disaster Recovery, the City of Houston plans to use half of the $314.6M provided by the Department of Housing and Urban Development on addressing infrastructure needs.

More than 200 volunteers with The Restoration Team spent 6 months ripping out moldy sheetrock and putting 87-year-old George Tisdale’s home back together. Since the non-profit started after Hurricane Harvey with members of just 4 churches, it has grown. Pulling in and putting people to work from here and across the country.

According to Commissioner Tom Ramsey, it could take several more weeks before a debris truck even sets a tire on streets in precinct 3. In fact, it will be another at least three weeks until every street has a debris truck make a first pass.