City of Houston officials have long wanted to use ... a series of 12 interconnected basins in Northwest Houston, is expected to start later this spring, according to Stephen Costello, the chief ...

The construction of these basins will be at the former Inwood Forest golf course, which was purchased by the City of Houston The project, which has been in the planning stages over the last decade ...

Houston has long favoured light touch controls, which has led to haphazard development. The city now covers an enormous ... like levees and detention basins. Successful wetland and prairie land ...

The bonds have funded drainage systems and water retention basins and projects to improve ... along bayou banks and trees across the city. Houston has even taken the step of buying some residents ...

Severe May storms have put Houston's flood control systems to the test, highlighting the city's vulnerability due to its flat ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- It's a sight becoming increasingly common for Houstonians: gushing water spewed from broken city pipes left to leak onto public sidewalks and roads for days, sometimes ...

Today, the district manages a network of waterways, detention basins ... The city’s portfolio also includes the 240-acre former landfill site in Sunnyside, in south Houston, where an urban ...

The City of Houston launched the 311 Houston Service Helpline in 2001. Those within city limits can dial the number for help with traffic fines and sewer concerns to pothole problems and ...

A fight is now brewing over whether the City of Houston, the largest municipality the toll roads traverse, should get a cut. State Senator Paul Bettencourt introduced SB2722. If passed ...

In the early hours of July 8, Tropical Storm Beryl headed for the city of Houston after causing widespread devastation in the Caribbean. Winds up to 90 miles per hour flooded the city’s highways ...