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Texas County to Spend $20M on Harvey-Flooded Home Buy Out

County officials in the Houston area have decided to spend $20 million to purchase more than 200 homes flooded during Hurricane Harvey. The Harris County Commissioners Court voted Tuesday to use the funds to speed up the buyout process, the …

Flood Fighter Ends Battle With City to Save Home

A onetime North Dakota Teacher of the Year who received help from students and faculty to ward off several Red River floods has decided he can no longer fight both the river and Fargo officials who wanted his house off …

Louisiana Parish Warns of Isolation for Those Refusing Flood Buyouts

Rapides Parish, La., officials are warning a handful of holdouts in south Alexandria subdivisions that they could be isolated if they don’t accept federally-financed flood buyouts. Carrie Robinette, grant administrator for the Rapides Area Planning Commission, said officials have purchased …