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Houston Homeowners Say The Government Owes Them For Flooding Their Homes After Hurricane Harvey
Posted on · The cases could have implications for who's liable for the damage from future storms.
Posted on · The cases could have implications for who's liable for the damage from future storms.
Posted on · Our panel of non-experts weighs in on the stories from the week’s news and decides if they’re good, bad, or ugly.
Posted on · Even before Harvey, the reservoirs were considered "extremely high risk." A project to fix the problem won't be finished until the fall of 2019.
Posted on · The county wants to force the Corps to prevent reservoir water from flooding nearby homes during future storms.
Posted on · The report analyzes different ideas to reduce future flooding in Greater Houston.
Posted on · On Thursday's Houston Matters: We examine a new report on ways to prevent flooding. Then, we discuss the future of autonomous vehicles in Houston. Plus, we discuss dealing with towing companies. And we learn about the contributions of women in architecture.
Posted on · It's one of multiple possibilities for hardening Houston's main reservoirs.
Posted on · The work is part of a broader effort to study how much of a difference sediment removal makes in improving water flows.
Posted on · Homes in the Cinco Ranch and Canyon Gate subdivisions took the biggest hit, thanks in part to overflow from the Barker Reservoir
Posted on · Improvements could include new reservoir dams, increased water capacity and changes to how residents are warned about flooding risks.
Posted on · With only a foot more of water things could have been made even worse
Posted on · In late August, Hurricane Harvey brought record rainfall to Houston. In mid-October, the city's two large federal reservoirs are finally back to empty.
Posted on · City, county, state and federal government are all working to weaken the effects of another Harvey
Posted on · Learn how the Barker and Addicks reservoirs work.
Posted on · One resident says his neighbors felt "shocked" and "completely cheated" as water from the reservoirs flooded their homes.