Imagine this: a construction crew across the street from you hits a large water pipe, water shoots out into the air, and suddenly your home is flooded. "This cannot be real. This has to be a prank on ...

There are myriad reasons Houston is so prone to flooding. One is its landscape: relatively flat and slow-draining, which makes it difficult to move the massive amounts of water that can fall ...

Technically, Lake Houston and Lake Conroe aren’t flood infrastructure. They were built decades ago to be sources of drinking water. Still, the two massive lakes can potentially store water.

HOUSTON — Thunderstorms are expected to dump heavy rain across the Houston area on and off on Tuesday and some high-water spots are likely. Below is a list of the latest high-water spots, as reported ...

After the release, each property took on several feet of flood water,” the firm said in a statement. Aldred says in the complaint that Houston and the flood control district “failed to adequately ...

Starbucks in Rice Village is only serving bottled water and pre-packaged food items. ‘Houston uh...finds a way’: Social media reacts to flood caused by water main break Read full article ...

In 2024, voters approved spending more money to maintain flood projects, but leaders revealed the amount could be more than ...

The climate link Images of 'landmark' flooding Four key effects of Houston floods Engineers have been releasing water to try to ease pressure on the Addicks and Barker dams, which control the ...

Turner said the city is making progress on flood mitigation. He highlighted a fully funded impending project to install 10 gates in the Lake Houston Dam so water can be released more quickly from the ...

Nonprofit Coastal Prairie Conservancy works to preserve species and habitats in local wetlands and prairies, including the ...