Overdevelopment in flood-prone areas and inadequate mapping from the Federal Emergency Management Agency likely contributed to the tragedy that unfolded in central Texas July 4, when sudden flooding ...

Federal regulators repeatedly granted appeals to remove Camp Mystic’s buildings from their 100-year flood map, loosening ...

In many places devasted by the July 4 flooding in Kerr County, volunteers are removing debris and helping with remediation ...

The city of Norman was prepared to build an automatic flood warning system this year, the same kind of early warning system ...

Texas does not currently have a comprehensive statewide law governing post-disaster contractor practices, making it one of ...

Only 7% of homeowners in Texas currently have flood coverage, despite standard homeowners' insurance typically excluding ...

Good Deeds Foundation, the 501(c)(3) charitable organization founded by ALTA, the national trade association of the land title ...

Texans can check their home's flood risk using FEMA’s Flood Map Service, local floodplain administrators, and insurance tools to prepare for future flood events like those in Harris County. The post ...

Federal emergency authorities removed dozens of structures from a Texas summer camp s official flood hazard map in the years ...

In theory, the maps enable homeowners, businesses and local officials to understand their flood risk and take appropriate ...

Camp Mystic successfully appealed to remove several structures from a FEMA flood zone, despite being located in a high-risk ...