House Passes $36.5B Hurricane, Wildfire Relief Aid October 16, 2017 By ANDREW TAYLOR The House backed President Donald Trump’s request for billions more in disaster aid, $16 billion to pay flood insurance claims...
Commentary: Start Preparing for the Next Hurricane Harvey August 29, 2017 By Paul J. Ferraro, Bloomberg View My heart goes out to the people who have borne the brunt of Hurricane Harvey and still face continued flooding...
Officials Release Water From Reservoirs to Protect Downtown Houston August 29, 2017 By MICHAEL GRACZYK Officials released more water from Houston-area reservoirs overwhelmed by Harvey early Monday in a move aimed at protecting the city’s...
Texas Farmers Assess Harvey Damage to Grain Bins, Cotton Crops August 28, 2017 By Jen Skerritt and Brian K. Sullivan Texas farmers are assessing damage caused by Hurricane Harvey after it slammed into the coast, knocking over grain storage tanks...
Texas Engineer Ready to Retire After Years Shoring Up Houston’s Flood Defenses August 29, 2016 By DYLAN BADDOUR, Houston Chronicle Shoring up the Houston area’s defenses against the scourge, the inevitability, of flooding in a city built on a swamp...
Latest Texas Floods Prompt Some to Move June 3, 2016 By JUAN A. LOZANO and DAVID WARREN In 18 years, Southeast Texas resident Art Myrick says he’s been ordered or asked to evacuate his home near the...
South Texas School Superintendent Estimates $12M in Flood Damage April 4, 2016 By DIANA HEIDGERD A Southeast Texas school district where flooding swamped an elementary school with 5 feet of water faces an estimated $12...
October Downpours Damaged Hundreds of Texas Homes November 9, 2015 Authorities say heavy October rains damaged hundreds of homes extending from the Austin area down into South Texas. Travis County...
Patricia Spares Mexico, Texas Not so Lucky October 26, 2015 By Sonali Basak Damage from Patricia, the strongest hurricane ever measured in the Western Hemisphere, may cost the U.S. billions from floods, even...
Texas Flooding Damaged Nearly 10,000 Insured Vehicles June 5, 2015 An estimated 7,000 to 10,000 insured vehicles sustained water damage as a result of the recent flooding in Texas. That’s...