No water, roads or emergency services: How climate change left a rural neighborhood nearly uninhabitable

Fred Boyum stands outside of his home at the entrance of Sam Houston Lake Estates on Aug. 22. Boyum helps neighbors who can't navigate the neighborhood's washed-out roads by hauling groceries to them on foot. One of the few remaining residents in the neighborhood, he said he doesn't want a buyout because his home is paid off and has survived repeated floods. (Credit: Annie Mulligan for The Texas Tribune)

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