HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- A trial that could determine whether thousands of Harris County homeowners can get compensation from the federal government got underway this week in downtown Houston. The two ...

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 ...

Since Hurricane Harvey, one in every five homes built in the Greater Houston area has been constructed in a floodplain. Since Hurricane Harvey, one in every five homes built in the Greater 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 ...

In this Aug. 29, 2017 photo, water from Addicks Reservoir flows into neighborhoods from floodwaters brought on by Tropical Storm Harvey in Houston. The Harris County Flood Control District has paused ...

As "epic and catastrophic" flooding along with record rainfall have taken place since Hurricane Harvey made landfall on Friday, many first responders and volunteers have stepped up to help the people ...

Humans helped make recent devastating U.S. hurricanes wetter but in different ways, two new studies find. Hurricane Harvey snagged on the skyscrapers of Houston, causing it to slow and dump more rain ...

Texas and Louisiana withstood the worst of Hurricane Harvey, which unleashed cataclysmic rain in August of 2017 that killed ...

(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 ...