Houston City Council Approves Plan to Increase Federal Flood Insurance Discounts July 25, 2024 By Ezra Amacher Houston residents could see a greater discount on their federal flood insurance premiums as soon as next spring after the...
$1.4B Shortfall Threatens Houston Area Flood Control Projects March 15, 2021 By Juan A. Lozano Flood control projects approved by Houston area voters in 2018 in response to Hurricane Harvey are facing a $1.4 billion...
Judge Rules U.S. Army Engineers May Be Liable for Hurricane Harvey Floods December 17, 2019 Hundreds of Houston homeowners near U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-managed reservoirs may receive compensation for flooding of their properties during...
Houston-Area Residents Get Encroachment Letters as Flood Control Projects Proceed October 31, 2019 By Nancy Sarnoff, Houston Chronicle On a Friday night in August, Diane and Ted Simpson got home from work to find a certified letter from...
Fate of Houston Flood-Control Projects Unclear 7 Months After Harvey March 27, 2018 By Juan A. Lozano Large-scale projects long considered essential to easing Houston’s flooding woes went to the top of the area’s to-do list after...