Houston’s Highway Mega-Plan: An Environmental Justice Disaster

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By Angie SchmittJul 25, 2019, 4:12 pm210 pts
Thousands of Houstonians are in danger of losing their homes as the state of Texas proceeds with a massive, $7 billion plan to widen almost every highway in North and downtown Houston. Mass displacement, worsening air quality, wider segregation and more flooding are some of the outcomes experts are warning will…

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