*Tap for sound.* "Tivoli spelled backwards is I Love It, so you gotta love it," Marcus Torres told Houston Chronicle photographer Mark Mulligan. He's basically running the unincorporated town in Refugio County since Hurricane Harvey slammed into the town over two weeks ago, leaving many residents homeless, businesses shuttered and debris lining roads. At times the people of Tivoli have felt forgotten as aid and media attention flowed west toward Rockport and east toward Houston. The town has pulled together though, running a makeshift donation and distribution center, cooking meals for residents and volunteers and starting the rebuilding process.

*Tap for sound.* "Tivoli spelled backwards is I Love It, so you gotta love it," Marcus Torres told Houston Chronicle photographer Mark Mulligan. He's basically running the unincorporated town in Refugio County since Hurricane Harvey slammed into the town over two weeks ago, leaving many residents homeless, businesses shuttered and debris lining roads. At times the people of Tivoli have felt forgotten as aid and media attention flowed west toward Rockport and east toward Houston. The town has pulled together though, running a makeshift donation and distribution center, cooking meals for residents and volunteers and starting the rebuilding process. almost 7 years in Houston Chronicle

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