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Pollution clogging flood drains is one of many issues the residents of Settegast, a historically black neighborhood, face on Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2023, in Houston. Settegast has the lowest life expectancy in all of Harris County, which has prompted the County Health Department, Urban Land Institute and Kinder to work with residents to address the most pressing concerns.Every time it rains in Northeast Houston, Kourtney Revels can only think of reaching her daughter's elementary school.
"They're doing like half the street and then the other half of the street still needs work," Revels said,"but I have seen some things start to finally change in the last three or four months."
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