Stormwater does not follow local government boundaries, yet in the Houston area, a patchwork of rules has created gaps that let some homebuilding projects move forward without fully mitigating flood ...

Putting down roots in Houston and Harris County comes with the implicit understanding that, in any given year, floodwaters may inundate them. It’s why, when my wife and I pondered last year whether to ...

School districts across the Houston region are seeing more campuses move into higher-risk flood zones, according to new maps released by the Federal Emergency Management Agency. The draft maps, which ...

FEMA’s first major update to Harris County flood maps in nearly 20 years could place nearly 200,000 properties into high-risk zones, triggering mandatory flood insurance for many with federally backed ...