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Below the Waterlines: Houston After Hurricane Harvey
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Texas landlords will have to disclose flood risk to renters. That’s one of 23 new laws going into effect Jan. 1

Caroline Love / Becky Fogel, The Texas Newsroom / Joseph Leahy, The Texas Newsroom

Posted on December 30, 2021 · Other new laws include transparency for long-term care facilities and trademark protections for restaurants.

Tags Armando Walle flooding greg abbott homeowners property owners renters tenants tenants' rights

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Property Tax Reform Gains Ground In Texas

Andrew Schneider

Posted on August 2, 2017 · The House gave the nod to a measure aimed at making it easier for Texas homeowners to appeal when their tax bills rise

Tags property owners property tax Protest Texas House of Representatives

Below the Waterlines: Houston After Hurricane Harvey
August TV Drive starts today! Visionary Leader Andrea Bryant $25k matching challenge

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Five years after Harvey, a solution to the flood threat from the Addicks and Barker Reservoirs remains a long way off

Andrew Schneider

Posted on August 9, 2022 · The most popular solution to the flooding threat from the Addicks and Barker Reservoirs is a massive underground stormwater tunnel. It would cost billions of dollars and remains more than a decade away from the start of construction.

Tags Addicks and Barker dams Addicks and Barker Reservoirs flooding Harris County Flood Control District hurricane Hurricane Harvey US Army Corps of Engineers

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How the Inflation Reduction Act might affect Houston (Aug. 9, 2022)

Michael Hagerty

Posted on August 9, 2022 · On Tuesday's show: Analyzing the climate change provision in the Inflation Reduction Act and how it might affect Houston. Questions for Mayor Pro-Tem Dave Martin. A gardening expert answers your questions. And addressing problems Hurricane Harvey exposed with area reservoirs.

Tags Addicks and Barker Reservoirs Below the Waterlines city council climate change congress Dave Martin Environmental Defense Fund flooding Garden Club of Houston gardening houston city council Hurricane Harvey inflation Inflation Reduction Act Meg Tapp

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How climate change drives inland floods

Rebecca Hersher, NPR

Posted on August 3, 2022 · As the Earth heats up, heavy rain is getting more common across the United States. That means more severe floods happen more often.

Tags climate change flooding weather

Houston Matters

A billion dollar county bond measure, and rebuilding after Harvey (Aug. 2, 2022)

Michael Hagerty

Posted on August 2, 2022 · On Tuesday's show: Will a billion dollar bond measure go before Harris County voters for approval in November? Then, City Council Member Letitia Plummer answers your questions. And we begin a four-part series reflecting on lessons from Hurricane Harvey, five years later.

Tags Below the Waterlines city council city government flooding homelessness Hurricane Harvey Letitia Plummer Matt Harab politics

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