Harris County's draft FEMA flood maps could move thousands into higher-risk zones. Check your flood designation and ...

After years of delay, FEMA released a new set of flood maps that overhaul Harris County’s floodplain boundaries for the first time since 2007. A Houston Chronicle analysis found the draft maps would ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A water rescue boat from the Crosby Volunteer Fire Department delivers people to high ground after flooding from heavy rain on ...

Since 2017's Hurricane Harvey, one in five new homes built across the Houston region has been built in the floodplains, according to a Houston Chronicle's property records analysis. Experts say this ...

The flood maps that help determine where homes are built in Texas, how much insurance costs and which areas would benefit from flood control projects are based on rainfall data that hasn't been ...

(THE CONVERSATION) 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 ...

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 ...

Strong storms could bring damaging winds and localized flooding to Houston on Saturday. Here's the latest timing and what to ...