Posted on · Also known as the "Ike Dike," plans to build a coastal storm barrier have been in the works since Hurricane Ike devastated Galveston in 2008. Now, the project is taking another step forward.
Posted on · Construction starts this spring at Telephone Road, Lawndale Street, and Hillcroft Street.
Posted on · U.S. Judge Loren A. Smith threw out a case brought by Houstonians whose properties flooded as a result of releases from Addicks and Barker dams.
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Posted on · The cases could have implications for who's liable for the damage from future storms.
Posted on · Plans include expanding the channel from the Gulf of Mexico to Harbor Island.
Posted on · The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Texas General Land Office are looking for ways to protect Galveston and other communities along the Texas coast.
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Posted on · The study will be fully funded by the federal government and will include Buffalo Bayou
Posted on · More than 1.5 million pounds of radioactive waste have been safely removed from the USS Sturgis’ nuclear reactor
Posted on · Early voting is getting underway this week as Harris County decides on a $2.5 billion bond issue for flood control. Some of that money will go for more work on Brays Bayou.
Posted on · The question now is where to get the money to pay for it
Posted on · It's one of multiple possibilities for hardening Houston's main reservoirs.
Posted on · The proposed study would provide the first comprehensive look at how storm water moves throughout all 22 of the regions watersheds, as well as how development in those watersheds contributes to flooding
Posted on · Justice Department attorneys said the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers needed the time to “look for documents” regarding the release of floodwaters from Addicks and Barker Dams, which inundated thousands of homes. Chief Judge Susan G. Braden of the U.S. Court of Federal Claims slammed the request as “insulting.”