Even after Hurricane Harvey exposed the dangers of building in flood-prone areas, tens of thousands of new homes have continued to rise in Greater Houston's high-risk flood zones. A Houston Chronicle ...

Over the last decade, Houston's suburbs have continued to expand, attracting families seeking more space and relative affordability, but much of that growth has pushed into flood-prone land. A Houston ...

Regarding "65K new Houston-area properties built in floodplains since Harvey,” (Sept. 19): The Houston Chronicle recently highlighted concerns about homebuilding in floodplains but overlooked key ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Hurricane Harvey was supposed to be Houston's wake-up call. It was a catastrophic rain event that laid bare just how vulnerable the region is to flooding. However, nearly ...

Eight years after Hurricane Harvey devastated Houston in 2017, flooding hundreds of thousands of homes, the city still awaits a comprehensive flood protection system. The local flood control district ...

A federal appeals court has ruled the U.S. government is liable for Hurricane Harvey's flood damage to homes located upstream of Houston's Addicks and Barker dams in 2017. Attorneys for the homeowners ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- It's been eight years since Hurricane Harvey--eight years of a legal slog for Catherine Popovici and her family since their home flooded along the Barker Reservoir. "We were ...

Voters in Houston and its surrounding county marked the anniversary of Hurricane Harvey coming ashore by approving the issuance of $2.5 billion in bonds to fund flood-control projects that might ...