Major Texas Storm Surge Project Included in Defense Bill December 16, 2022 By Michael Phillis and Juan A. Lozano Fourteen years after Hurricane Ike ripped through thousands of homes and businesses near Galveston, Texas — but mostly spared the...
House Advances Texas Storm Surge Project in Water Bill December 12, 2022 By Juan A. Lozano and Michael Phillis HOUSTON (AP) _ Fourteen years after Hurricane Ike ripped through thousands of homes and businesses near Galveston, Texas _ but...
Fire Station in Texas Latest Recovery From Hurricane Ike August 23, 2019 Galveston, Texas has a new main fire station as recovery continues since Hurricane Ike swamped parts of the city in...
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...
Galveston Struggling to Rebuild Housing 10 Years After Hurricane Ike October 24, 2018 Galveston hasn’t done enough to rebuild public housing that was destroyed by Hurricane Ike a decade ago, public housing advocates...
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...
Houston Eyeing Designer Bonds to Pay for $15B Ike Dike August 30, 2018 By Jack Kaskey A massive dike to hold back storm-driven floods surging in from the Gulf of Mexico was first proposed after Hurricane...
Report: Texas Failing to Enforce Flood Insurance Rules July 10, 2018 Texas officials are struggling to enforce part of a flood insurance program that aims to elevate or remove severely damaged...
Research on Coastal Housing Shows Gaps in Natural Disaster Recovery Policies April 5, 2018 A team including an Iowa State University researcher studied Galveston, Texas, homes following Hurricane Ike, finding that the types of...