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'We just got so much work to do': Number of homeless outside of shelters triples in Victoria

By Marina Riker
The number of people identified by volunteers as living on the street more than tripled in Victoria County since last year, a trend experts blame largely on rising housing costs and a lack of affordable places to rent.
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11 years have passed since affordable housing was built in Victoria; advocates say change needed

By Marina Riker
Little has been done to boost the number of affordable rental units since Harvey struck.
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Part 2: 'Willful blindness:' After Harvey, a Victoria family feels forgotten

By Marina Riker
This article was produced as a project for the University of Southern California Center for Health Journalism’s National Fellowship.

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