Beach Town Developers Now Believe in Stronger Building Codes, Construction November 21, 2018 By Natasha Rausch Developer Jeff Lamkin knew the risks when he paid $250 million for 63 acres of an island off the Texas...
Researchers Raise Concerns About Texas Coastal Barrier Plan November 14, 2018 Rice University researchers are concerned about the Army Corps of Engineers and the Texas General Land Office’s preferred $31 billion...
Army Corps, Texas Officials Propose Sweeping Hurricane Protection Plan October 26, 2018 By Kiah Collier, The Texas Tribune Following years of research, studies and public debate, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers — in partnership with the state’s...
Study: Houston Needs $2B More in Federal Funds to Fix Harvey Housing Damage October 15, 2018 By Kathryn Lundstrom, The Texas Tribune An estimated 130,000 Houstonians affected by Harvey were overlooked in the city’s original housing needs assessment, according to the Houston...
Army Corps Preparing its Own Hurricane Protection Plan for Houston October 4, 2018 By Kiah Collier, The Texas Tribune Later this month, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will recommend a multi-billion-dollar plan to help protect the Texas coast...
Texas’ Harris County Sets Aside $14.5M for New Flood Plain Maps September 28, 2018 Harris County has earmarked $14.5 million for updated flood plain maps more than a year after deluges from Hurricane Harvey...
Orange Blob in Gulf Following Harvey’s Path Toward Texas September 11, 2018 By Brian K. Sullivan and David Marino While all eyes are on Hurricane Florence churning toward the North Carolina coast, a little orange blob may be much...
A Year Later, Texas Regulators Taking Action Against Harvey Polluters September 4, 2018 By Lise Olsen, Houston Chronicle More than a year after Hurricane Harvey slammed into the Texas coast, state environmental authorities have only just begun enforcement...
Houston-Area Voters Approve Flood-Control Bond Measure August 27, 2018 By Juan A. Lozano Voters in Houston and its surrounding county marked the anniversary of Hurricane Harvey coming ashore by approving the issuance of...
In Harvey’s Wake: 68 Dead; Damage Costs in the Billions August 24, 2018 Hurricane Harvey slammed into Texas last August as a powerful Category 4 storm, killing dozens of people and causing billions...