Hit by powerful gulf storms just two years apart, farmer and rancher family believe the devastating flooding of their property could have been prevented or reduced if it wasn’t for the design and lack of upkeep of Interstate-10 by TxDot. During Hurricane Harvey and Tropical Storm Imelda, the highway’s median…
In the aftermath of tropical storm Imelda, the ranching and farming communities, who have yet to recover from Hurricane Harvey, survey the damage to their land and livestock. The community was struggling to come back from the flooding two years previously and are now living through a repeat of catastrophic…
Harvey’s flooding didn’t just damage urban areas, but large stretches of ranch and farmland were underwater, drowning livestock and destroying pastures. As ranchers attempt to survey their remaining herds, the state and federal government has remained silent on numbers for the estimated loss of livestock. Read more on texasobserver.org.
Reporters in the wake of Hurricane Harvey travel with rancher, Devillier, through the destruction of town of Winnie, TX off of I-10. As the flood water cover this ranching area, the loss of livestock, homes, and a way of life are have put this community in a standstill, but the…