Flooding
Northeast Houston Communities Call For Equity In Harris County Flood Control Funding
Posted on · The county is struggling to fund part of a sweeping $5 billion improvement plan.
Flooding
Flooding
Flood Relocation Disproportionately Affects Non-White Houston Neighborhoods, Study Says
Posted on · The study from professors at Rice and Temple universities shows the adverse affects displacement methods used to help flooding have on residents who do not live in white or affluent neighborhoods.
Harris County
Democratic, GOP Leaders In Houston And Harris County Ask State For Harvey Relief Funds After GLO Snub
Posted on · The often politically polarized commissioners court voted unanimously to denounce the decision by the General Land Office to deny Harris County any of the $1.3 billion in mitigation funds.
Flooding
Texas Landlords Don’t Have To Disclose Flood Risk To Renters. A New Bill Would Change That
Posted on · Texas’ renter protections surrounding flood risk disclosure could become among the strongest in the nation.
Energy & Environment
How Harris County Plans To Remedy A $1.4 Billion Flood Control Shortfall
Posted on · Harris County Commissioner Rodney Ellis says it’s critical that the county address inequities that have left many of the county’s poorer neighborhoods at high risk of flooding.
Houston
New Bike Trail Will Highlight Nature Areas Along Houston’s Sims Bayou
Posted on · The trail is the longest segment constructed at one time in the extensive Bayou Greenways network. It will link three Houston parks and connect neighborhoods in the southern part of the city.
Politics
New Bill Would Require Texas Landlords To Inform Renters If A Home Has Flooded
Posted on · In Texas, renters looking for a new home don’t have the same right to flood risk information that home buyers have. But that could change in the 2021 legislative session.
Transportation
State Seeks Public Input On Environmental Study For Controversial I-45 Project
Posted on · Houstonians will have 30 days to comment on the project but one neighborhood group says that period needs to be extended.
Hurricane
After A Close Call From Hurricane Laura, Houston Renews Calls For A Storm Barrier
Posted on · The Ike Dike would help protect the region against a massive storm surge event.
Houston Matters
Special Edition: Lessons of Hurricane Laura
Posted on · Experts discuss the storm aftermath, recovery/rescue, and how the Houston area should prepare for future hurricanes.
Houston Matters
Special Edition: Preparing for Hurricane Laura
Posted on · Experts discuss the potential impact of Hurricane Laura.
Hurricane Harvey
3 Years After Harvey, Reservoir Flood Risks Remain
Posted on · The Addicks and Barker dams have been strengthened, but they’re still designed to release water if the reservoirs behind them fill to capacity
Weather
National Weather Service Seeks Input On Possible Changes To Weather Warning System
Posted on · The agency is responding to the new ways people are getting their urgent weather information.
In-Depth
Nearly 3 Years On, Few Houston Homeowners Have Been Reimbursed For Harvey Repairs
Posted on · The City of Houston and the state’s General Land Office blame each other for the delays in payouts from the billion-dollar recovery program.
In-Depth
What If Houston Floods During The Pandemic?
Posted on · Coronavirus would complicate both rescue efforts during a flood and recovery afterwards