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                <p>Houston is the fourth-largest city in the country. It's home to the nation’s largest refining and petrochemical complex, where billions of gallons of oil and dangerous chemicals are stored. And it’s a sitting duck for the next big hurricane. Why isn’t Texas ready?</p>

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                        					<h4 class="dek">Houston, home to millions of people and one of the largest shipping lanes in the world, is unprepared for the hurricane that could bring ecological and economic disaster.</h4>
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     						<p class="byline">by <span class="name">Neena Satija</span> for The Texas Tribune and Reveal; <span class="name">Kiah Collier</span> for <a href="https://www.texastribune.org/">The Texas Tribune</a>;  and <a class="name" href="https://www.propublica.org/people/al-shaw">Al Shaw</a> and <a class="name" href="https://www.propublica.org/people/jeff-larson">Jeff Larson</a>, ProPublica</p>
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                        					<h4 class="dek">Houston is the fourth-largest city in the country. It&#039;s home to the nation&#039;s largest refining and petrochemical complex, where billions of gallons of oil and dangerous chemicals are stored. And it&#039;s a sitting duck for the next big hurricane. Why isn&#039;t Texas ready?</h4>
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                                            <h4 class="dek">Climate change will bring more frequent and fierce rainstorms to cities like Houston. But unchecked development remains a priority in the famously un-zoned city, creating short-term economic gains for some while increasing flood risks for everyone.</h4>
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