Audrey McGlinchy
Stories
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Reuniting stuffed animals with families after the Texas floods
People are finding stuffed animals in the dirt and mud that were swept away when floods hit central Texas on July 4. They are working to reunite them with families who lost them.
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Insurance companies using aerial imagery to determine if they'll renew home coverage
As insurance companies expand the use of satellites and drones to determine if they'll continue to cover homes in Texas, complaints for non-renewals and policy cancellations are growing quickly.
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Austin churches answer prayers for affordable housing — by building it themselves
As fewer people attend church in the U.S., some religious institutions are wondering what to do with the land they own. In Austin, Texas, the answer is to build affordable housing.
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How Austin, Texas, was about lower the cost of rent
Housing affordability and how best to spur new construction have become election issues. Austin, Texas, has seen a historic building boom that has lowered rents. Is it scalable to other cities?