Photograph of a red banner with a picture of University of St. Thomas' lion mascot wearing a mask and emboldened white and yellow text stating, "Let's take care of each other. #CELTNATION." The banner is hanging off an outdoor skywalk balcony on campus.

Selfie of Katy Allred wearing a cloth face mask and an apron while working at a LUSH cosmetics store in Houston, TX.

Selfie of Katy Allred wearing a cloth face mask in front of archival boxes while working at University of Houston Special Collections.

Photograph of an apartment complex pool in Houston, Texas, with snow on the ground.

Video montage created by Katy Allred featuring one-second video clips from each day of 2020. Clips feature Allred's day to day life including her pets, work in retail and in libraries and archives, hobbies, and time at home with her wife and friends.

Photograph of a drawing by Katy Allred depicting Cinderella looking out from the balcony of the Cinderella Castle at Disney World while drinking from a mug.

Photograph of a pint glass reading "happy birthday to you" containing whipped coffee.

Selfie of Katy Allred wearing a cloth face mask and holding an "I voted" sticker with a blue finger glove.

Photograph of a drive-thru vaccination site at NRG Stadium in Houston, TX.

When governments are unable or unwilling to provide necessary relief to communities, local faith-based congregations (FBCs) step in and fill the gap. Though shown to provide for so many needs following disaster, FBCs have largely been left out of the institutional emergency management cycle. The aim of this study was to explore the role of FBCs in the disaster response and recovery process and investigate how recovery impacts FBCs. The primary objective of this study is to gain a better understanding of FBCs and how to better integrate them into the formal emergency management process.The main questions were as follows: First, what is the role of FBCs during the disaster recovery process? Second, how do FBCs change (temporarily and permanently) during disaster recovery, and what factors may promote or inhibit change? To answer these questions, qualitative semistructured interviews were held to develop a case study of Katy, Texas and its recovery from Hurricane Harvey of 2017. The applied and conceptual implications resulting from this study, which apply to FBCs, researchers, emergency managers, and policy makers, highlight the opportunity to better incorporate FBCs formally into emergency management practices.

Audio interview from the Wes Phelps Podcast Interviews Collection recorded on October 21st, 2022 in Houston, Texas. In this interview, Chris Haight discusses the lives and deaths of John Griffin and Tommy Lee Tremble, two gay men who were close friends and roommates in Dallas in the 1980s. Haight discusses their negative treatment through newspaper coverage following their murders and the significance of applying humanity to their cases. Haight continues on to describe the trial and arrest of Richard Bednarski for the murders of the two men, critiquing his sentence and the roll Judge Jack Hampton played in his case.

Audio interview from the Wes Phelps Podcast Interviews Collection recorded on September 22nd, 2022 in Houston, Texas. Phelps interviews Marco Roberts on his involvement with the Gay Student Services organization at Texas A&M University. Roberts speaks on the lawsuit Gay Student Services v. Texas A&M University, through which his group fought to be recognized as an official Texas A&M student organization. Roberts, as former president of the Gay Student Services, speaks on his experiences with political tensions in the group during the 1980s.

Photograph of a study area located in the University of Houston's (UH) Music Library. The study area is situated to the left of the book stacks or bookshelves and is right next to the building's windows that receive an abundance of natural light. The library's study area contains tall wooden desks and red and silver bar stool type chairs, large wooden tables with brown standard chairs and wooden benches, and one cushioned red seat.

Monthly newsletter of the Houston Earlier Texas Art Group discussing the news and events of the organization, as well as other information of interest to members.

Monthly newsletter of the Houston Earlier Texas Art Group discussing the news and events of the organization, as well as other information of interest to members.

Monthly newsletter of the Houston Earlier Texas Art Group discussing the news and events of the organization, as well as other information of interest to members.

Monthly newsletter of the Houston Earlier Texas Art Group discussing the news and events of the organization, as well as other information of interest to members.

Monthly newsletter of the Houston Earlier Texas Art Group discussing the news and events of the organization, as well as other information of interest to members.

Monthly newsletter of the Houston Earlier Texas Art Group discussing the news and events of the organization, as well as other information of interest to members.

Monthly newsletter of the Houston Earlier Texas Art Group discussing the news and events of the organization, as well as other information of interest to members.

Monthly newsletter of the Houston Earlier Texas Art Group discussing the news and events of the organization, as well as other information of interest to members.

Photograph a granite marker at the San Jacinto Battleground State Historic Site. Marker reads: "No 15 Mexican Breastworks"

Photograph a granite marker at the San Jacinto Battleground State Historic Site with the Monument rising in the background. Marker reads: "No 17 Almonte captured and greatest carnage of battle occurred."

Photograph a granite marker at the San Jacinto Battleground State Historic Site with the Monument rising in the background. Marker reads: "No 14 Mexican Cannon"