Holdouts a part of Houston's changing cityscape By Erin Mulvaney, Real Estate Reporter, Houston Chronicle Updated Jan 21, 2015 4:01 p.m.

The results showed that a bigger Houston coaxed more rainfall out of the storm—several more inches of rain, in fact. It also shifted the location of the most intense rain to the east side of the ...

Houston poses both a typical and an unusual situation for stormwater management. The city is enormous, stretching out over 600 square miles.

A version of this article appears in print on May 18, 2024, Section A, Page 16 of the New York edition with the headline: 4 Dead as Storm Carves Destructive Path Across Houston.