Since 2017's Hurricane Harvey, one in five new homes built across the Houston region has been built in the floodplains, according to a Houston Chronicle's property records analysis. Experts say this ...
Eight years after Hurricane Harvey devastated Houston in 2017, flooding hundreds of thousands of homes, the city still awaits a comprehensive flood protection system. The local flood control district ...
Houston faces a flood risk Friday as a tropical disturbance known as Invest 98L moves closer to the Texas Gulf Coast. Tropical downpours could result in localized flooding Friday that may linger ...
Regarding "65K new Houston-area properties built in floodplains since Harvey,” (Sept. 19): The Houston Chronicle recently highlighted concerns about homebuilding in floodplains but overlooked key ...
HOUSTON — Heavy downpours in Houston on Sunday left drivers stranded, roads underwater and even some residents cleaning up damage inside their homes. The storms dumped several inches of rain across ...