Tag: Flooding
Small percentage of Harris County residents registered for flood control district’s warning alerts | Houston Public Media
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Flood warnings and weather alert systems have been top of mind in Texas since a wall of rainwater surged down the...
When every phone alert sounds the same, Texans may miss the one that matters | Houston Public Media
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In a state where hurricanes, tornadoes and flash floods are a constant threat, the shrill tone of an emergency alert is supposed...
Conspiracy theorists said ‘cloud seeding’ caused the Texas floods. It did not | Houston Public Media
Until recently, one of the biggest controversies over cloud seeding — a method created to encourage rain — was whether it actually works. That’s...
Dozens of Camp Mystic buildings removed from 100-year flood map by FEMA before expansion, records show
Federal regulators repeatedly granted appeals to remove Camp Mystic's buildings from their 100-year flood map, loosening oversight as the camp...
FEMA removed dozens of Camp Mystic buildings from 100-year flood map before expansion, records show
Federal regulators repeatedly granted appeals to remove Camp Mystic’s buildings from their 100-year flood map, loosening oversight as the camp operated and expanded in...
‘Throw me the baby’: Floodwaters took a family and his RV park before his eyes | Houston Public Media
It was a tranquil night at Blue Oak RV Park in Kerrville. Dozens slept to the soft sounds of the Guadalupe River, their campers...
Trump tours Central Texas flood sites and defends officials as questions mount about response | Houston Public Media
AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin
KERRVILLE — President Donald Trump on Friday toured the devastation from catastrophic flooding in the Texas Hill Country and lauded state and...
Did fiscal conservatism block plans for a new flood warning system in Kerr County? | Houston Public Media
(The Texas Tribune) – In the week after the tragic July 4 flooding in Kerr County, several officials have blamed taxpayer pressure as the...
Harris County commissioners vote to proceed with some flood bond projects amidst $1 billion shortfall | Houston Public Media
Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Larry E. Reid Jr.
Following a revelation that Harris County has about a $1 billion funding shortfall for earmarked...