May 27, 2016
A citizen’s group and homeowners who have recently suffered repeat flood damage sued Houston, Texas, in federal court, alleging the city backed improvements at a commercial development they say were made without putting in adequate drainage. Residents Against Flooding and …
April 25, 2016
Officials in Houston have closed the last of the city’s shelters and moved more than 150 families into temporary housing following the torrential rains that claimed eight lives and displaced thousands of people in the region. Mayor Sylvester Turner said …
April 22, 2016
Eleven months ago, Houston had a deadly flood. This week, the city had another. Events like these are often called “100-year floods,” and that can be misleading. The U.S. government began using the term in the 1960s to describe a …
May 14, 2015
Parts of Texas have been deluged by rain that caused flooding and led to water rescues in the Houston area, while officials in North Texas are taking the unusual step of releasing water from lakes to avoid banks from being …