Ruling Exposes Gov’t to More than $1B in Damages Because of Harvey Flooding November 4, 2022 By Jim Sams A federal court last week found the US government liable for $455,000 in damages to six claimants whose homes were...
Decade Old Climate Report Warned of Extreme Weather September 14, 2022 By SETH BORENSTEIN, AP Science Writer Record high temperatures in urban Europe as heat waves bake the planet more often. Devastating floods, some in poorer unprepared...
HUD, Texas at Odds over Flood Relief Discrimination Claim August 29, 2022 By Juan A. Lozano HOUSTON (AP) — The faded and weathered construction permits still taped to Houston resident Mal Moses’ front door are reminders...
HUD Says Texas Agency Discriminated in Flood Relief Funding March 10, 2022 HOUSTON (AP) — Texas’ administration of flood relief money from Hurricane Harvey broke federal law by discriminating against Black and...
5th Circuit: Windstorm Coverage Doesn’t Include Flood Damage February 7, 2022 By Jim Sams An insurance policy that lists named windstorms among the covered perils doesn’t cover flood damages caused by Hurricane Harvey even...
Climate Scientists Created a SWAT Team for Weather Disasters October 7, 2021 By Eric Roston When weather disaster strikes, observers near and far ask the same question: Climate change—is it or isn’t it? The simplest...
Houston Seethes Over Being Frozen Out of Federal Flood Funds June 1, 2021 By Juan A. Lozano HOUSTON (AP) — Residents of the East Aldine neighborhood of Houston are tired of their homes flooding during hurricanes and...
Houston Area Getting Little of $1B in Harvey Flood Aid May 24, 2021 By Juan A. Lozano HOUSTON (AP) — Houston area officials expressed shock and anger on Friday after learning that their communities, which suffered the...
Houston Area Flood Control Effort Facing $1.4B Shortfall March 12, 2021 By Juan A. Lozano HOUSTON (AP) — Flood control projects approved by Houston area voters in 2018 in response to Hurricane Harvey are facing...
5th Circuit: Insurer Liable for Harvey Damage Despite ‘Creative’ Policy Language and ‘Legal Gotcha’ March 8, 2021 By Jim Sams While Hurricane Harvey dumped 60 inches of rain on the Houston area in August 2017, the authority that operates the...