Weakened Imelda Aims Foot or More of Rain at Flood-Prone Houston September 18, 2019 By Brian K. Sullivan Imelda has lost some of its wind power, but continues to pour rain down on the U.S. Gulf Coast, with...
Texas Housing Program Aims to Rebuild Faster after Disaster June 18, 2019 By Juan A. Lozano HOUSTON — For Houston resident Scenacia Jones, the experience of getting her new home through an innovative way of building...
Cost of Buying Out Flood-Prone Homes: $5B and Rising May 28, 2019 By David A. Lieb About the photo: This June 14, 2008 file photo shows floodwaters in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Weeks after the latest massive...
Vulnerability Reduction Scorecard Helps Cities Save Lives and Resources May 15, 2019 In Norfolk, Virginia, officials are taking action to reduce their city’s vulnerability to flood risks. Flooding in Norfolk does not...
Trial to Determine if Government Liable for Harvey Flooding May 8, 2019 By Juan A. Lozano HOUSTON — Residents seeking compensation after their Houston-area homes and businesses were flooded by two federally owned reservoirs during Hurricane...
Climate Change: The Already Present, Next Great Risk to Munis April 18, 2019 By Danielle Moran When Miami Beach borrowed $162 million from Wall Street this week, it wanted investors to know rising seas and extreme...
Work Starts on 134 Houston-Area Flood-Control Projects after Harvey March 11, 2019 Crews are working on 134 flood control projects as parts of a $2.5 billion bond program approved by Houston-area voters...
Some Texas Coastal Residents Oppose Proposed Storm Barrier December 20, 2018 A proposed Texas coastal barrier is drawing backlash from some Gulf Coast residents and the state’s land commissioner wants more...
‘Changing Climate’ Intensifying Disasters Per Texas Report December 18, 2018 By PAUL J. WEBER Powerful natural disasters in Texas on the scale of Hurricane Harvey‘s deadly destruction last year will become more frequent because...
Harvey-Damaged Houston Mural Repairs on Hold Due to Roof Work November 29, 2018 Restoration work on a Houston, Texas, mural that was damaged during Hurricane Harvey have been put on hold because the...