Desiree Evans
Articles by Desiree
December 8, 2008 -
Warning that the onset of cold weather could have "disastrous consequences" for families who have been camping out or sleeping in cars on their property, Texas Gov. Rick Perry has written a letter to the Federal Emergency Management Agency requesting $300 million to create an alternative temporary housing program for Hurricane Ike victims to supplement the existing FEMA program. The disaster relief funds would be used to buy safe mobile homes, travel trailers and other temporary housing.
December 4, 2008 -
Civil rights lawyers are asking a three-judge federal panel to revive a lawsuit challenging Georgia's voter ID law. Attorney Emmet Bondurant asked the panel of the 11th U.S.
December 4, 2008 -
A history of worker abuse is repeating itself along the Gulf Coast. Hundreds of workers who were hired to clean up the damage caused by Hurricane Ike in Texas say they have been robbed of wages, injured on the job and stranded with no place to go.
