Special Projects Reporter
Marina was a 2018 National Fellow. She joined the San Antonio Express-News as a special projects reporter in February 2019 after working previously for the Victoria Advocate, where she wrote about housing, Hurricane Harvey recovery and the challenges that vulnerable residents face in South Texas for the Victoria Advocate. Before moving to Texas, she reported on local and state government in Bend, Oregon and Honolulu, Hawai'i.
After learning about a Vietnam veteran who moved into his car after Hurricane Harvey, volunteers from the Texas Gulf Coast jumped in to help him clean up his home.
He used to sleep in a bed. In a home. That was until Hurricane Harvey struck, when the 70-year-old lost his home and almost everything he owned.
One year later, residents fear those in power may forget the unincorporated town of Bloomington, Texas, where there isn’t a local government to fight for grant money or resources to rebuild.
The problems that come with wealth inequality are long-entrenched in the Texas Gulf Coast, where people like Angelica Castaneda are struggling to rebuild.
Over the course of a single night, four generations of Sabine Wiegand’s family were suddenly left without a home....
