Karen Walrond + Alexis Jennings

07/13/18 • 19 min

Karen Walrond, her husband, and daughter live in the Memorial Bend neighborhood of Houston, near Buffalo Bayou. After evacuating and then returning to their home to begin clean up, Karen was nearly trapped by the “second wave” of flooding caused by the release of water from overfilled reservoirs.

Part 3 of 10-part series, "Stories from the Storm". More at houstonpublicmedia.org/harvey.

Part 3 of 10-part series, "Stories from the Storm". More at houstonpublicmedia.org/harvey.

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Mayor Turner + Judge Ed Emmett

Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner and Harris County Judge Ed Emmett talk about working together to respond to Harvey, how previous storms helped prepare them, and the lessons learned from Harvey.

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The managing directors of the Alley Theatre and Houston Grand Opera talk about going downtown after the storm and discovering the damage to Houston’s Theatre District; of their organizations’ difficult roads to recovery; and about proud moments of resilience along the way.

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