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Harris County investigators are targeting scammers who created a fake GoFundMe for Texas flood victims, exploiting grieving families. GFM acted quickly.
In the Houston area, floodwaters don't only come from the skies, but from the rivers, creeks and bayous. In Harris County, ...
HOUSTON — A 12-year-old boy who died with his parents in the July 4 floods will be escorted home to Harris County on Saturday. Shiloh Wilson and his parents, Jeff and Amber, were in Kerrville ...
Less than 5% of homes in the county's FEMA floodplain had flood coverage, well below the national average. Uptake was even worse in other areas that flooded.
Track flooding and road closures in Kerrville and the Hill Country with these live interactive maps as officials respond to deadly flash floods in Central Texas.
Harris County Precinct 1 Commissioner Rodney Ellis will host a virtual town hall meeting to discuss hurricane and flood preparedness. Scheduled for tomorrow from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m., the meeting will ...
Harris County officials are ramping up efforts to protect residents from flooding after recent deadly storms in the Texas Hill Country.
Flooding Harris County commissioners vote to proceed with some flood bond projects amidst $1 billion shortfall The approval secures certain flood mitigation projects approved by voters in 2018 ...
Documents show the Harris County Flood Control District wanted to send one person to the Urban Land Institute fall conference. The price tag for the three-day conference for taxpayers was $8,120.
The flood control district has to plan around its $1B projected budget shortfall with two constraints: prioritize equity projects and maintain matching funds.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency included Camp Mystic in a "Special Flood Hazard Area" in its National Flood Insurance map for Kerr County, Texas, in 2011.
Plummer wants Harris County to be disaster-ready, with a clear "Worst-First" protocol to prioritize flood projects, track funding for such projects and ensure planned work gets done.