Texas House Members Discuss Flood-Related Bills Despite Standstill August 6, 2025 By Emily Foxhall, The Texas Tribune Texas House members on a special committee for disaster preparedness met Tuesday to discuss for the first time specific bills...
Deadly History of Flooding in ‘Flash Flood Alley’ Along Guadalupe River July 10, 2025 By Michael Phillis and Melina Walling Cindy Manley was a summer camp counselor in 1987 when a different devastating flood scarred the Texas Hill Country. The...
Virginia Sends Swift Water Rescue Teams to Help Texas Flood Recovery Efforts July 8, 2025 In response to the catastrophic flooding impacting portions of Texas, Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin announced the deployment on Monday of...
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...