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Urban Flooding In Houston Is On The Rise

Posted on March 22, 2017 · In the past two years, some of the worst flooding in Greater Houston has happened between March and May.

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Full Show: What Houstonians Miss Most, And Cleopatra’s Backstory (April 6, 2018)

Posted on April 6, 2018 · On Friday's Houston Matters: Residents of a Houston development that flooded during Harvey are suing the designer. Then, longtime Houstonians discuss what long-lost elements of the city they miss the most. Plus, our non-experts discuss The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of the week's news. And we learn about Cleo, a new play at the Alley Theatre about the making of the 1963 film Cleopatra.

Houston Matters

Proposed Changes Would Affect New Construction In Houston’s Floodplains

Posted on February 15, 2018 · The City of Houston is considering changing an ordinance regarding how new construction is done in floodplains.

Houston Matters

Full Show: Proposed Rules For Houston Floodplains, And Texas After The Confederacy (Feb. 15, 2018)

Posted on February 15, 2018 · On Thursday's Houston Matters: We discuss proposed new regulations for construction within Houston's floodplains. We learn about the plight of African Americans in the South after the dissolution of the Confederacy. We visit the massive Girl Scout Cookie drop. And we find people playing hockey in Greater Houston.

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Can A Web Tool Help Coastal Texans Assess Their Flood Risk? A Professor Thinks So.

Posted on September 28, 2017 · A university professor who studies natural hazards launched a flooding risk assessment tool for homes in Harris and Galveston counties. But after Hurricane Harvey, flooding risks are even harder to determine.

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Urban Flooding In Houston Is On The Rise

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