Posted on · On Wednesday's Houston Matters: Results of a voter poll on the mayoral race, our weekly political roundup, an update on the state of local dams and reservoirs, and a new book helps children deal with their emotions.
Posted on · The vacant land is located near the Addicks dam.
Posted on · The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is still years away from work on larger-scale flood mitigation projects, such as building underground tunnels to drain the reservoirs in an emergency.
Posted on · On Monday's Houston Matters: Homeowners have their case heard against the Army Corps of Engineers, problems addressing food deserts in Houston, bringing the Internet to deep space, and remembering our former colleague Capella Tucker.
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