Millions of Texans Live in Counties Without Hazard Mitigation Plan June 28, 2024 By Jess Huff, The Texas Tribune LUFKIN — More than 100 Texas counties do not have a hazard mitigation plan, federal data shows, cutting off access...
More Than 5 Million Texans Live in Flood-Prone Areas According to State Flood Plan May 29, 2024 By Alejandra Martinez, The Texas Tribune More than 5 million Texans, or one in six people in the state, live or work in an area susceptible...
Plans to Spend Billions on a Flood-Prone East Texas Highway May Not Solve the Problem May 23, 2024 By Jess Huff, The Texas Tribune LUFKIN, Texas (AP) — U.S. Highway 59, a major evacuation route from Houston, has been a problem for East Texas...
Flooded East Texas Town Begins Cleanup May 7, 2024 By Jess Huff, The Texas Tribune LIVINGSTON — Clinton Jones looked across the emergency shelter Friday. His children were going stir crazy. His wife, Samantha, and...
Hundreds Rescued From Flooding in Houston May 6, 2024 By Juan A. Lozano and Lekan Oyekanmi HOUSTON (AP) — High waters flooded neighborhoods around Houston on Saturday following heavy rains that have already resulted in crews...
Texas Lawmakers Allocated $2 Billion to Increase Water Supply, Reduce Flooding June 2, 2023 By Erin Douglas, The Texas Tribune During this year’s legislative session, Texas lawmakers allocated part of the state’s historic $32.7 billion surplus toward better protecting the...
Texas, the Netherlands Form Partnership Against Flooding September 12, 2022 By Juan A. Lozano A visit to Houston last week by the Dutch queen highlighted a long friendship between Texas and the Netherlands that...
Louisiana, Texas Brace for More Heavy Rain and Flooding May 21, 2021 By Kanishka Singh Heavy rain across the eastern Texas and western Louisiana Gulf Coasts may bring more flooding on Friday, the National Weather...
Imelda Brings Flooding, Disaster Declaration to Southeast Texas September 19, 2019 By Stacy Fernández, The Texas Tribune Flooding from Tropical Storm Imelda on Thursday left hundreds of people trapped in their homes and cars; led to water...
Texas Water Board: Cost to Curb Flooding over 10 Years – $31.5B December 10, 2018 By David Warren The cost to curtail damaging flooding across Texas over the next 10 years is more than $31.5 billion and state...