Local officials have a limited set of tools to keep people from building in flood-prone areas. And as the state continues to grow, policymakers will have to grapple with how to manage new ...

Most of the camps were built decades ago, before modern modeling and flood maps. Counties have little power to regulate ...

Some guardrails exist when it comes to building on flood plains. For property owners in flood-prone areas to tap federal flood insurance, localities have to enact minimum building standards set by ...

Kerr County sits in a region known as Flash Flood Alley, and at least four cabins at Camp Mystic sat in an extremely hazardous “floodway.” Numerous others stood in the path of a 100-year flood. When ...

Texas’ ‘Flash Flood Alley’ is one of the most flood-prone areas in North America The region includes Dallas-Fort Worth, follows the I-35 corridor and curves into southwestern Texas.

The city of Chicago has the highest number of unreported flood-prone properties in the U.S. according to data from the New ...

With land subsidence, sea-level rise and stronger storms creating the perfect cocktail for more frequent and severe flooding, cities across the region are working on strategies to mitigate risk.

Anthony Accetta has been embroiled in a battle over a 1930’s home with a colorful heritage that neighbors now call an eyesore. Two of his adjacent homes in a flood-prone area of the city have already ...

This story was originally published by Grist with the headline ‘Disasters are a human choice’: Texas counties have little power to stop building in flood-prone areas on Jul 12, 2025.

Some guardrails exist when it comes to building on flood plains. For property owners in flood-prone areas to tap federal flood insurance, localities have to enact minimum building standards set by ...

Local officials have a limited set of tools to keep people from building in flood-prone areas. And as the state continues to grow, policymakers will have to grapple with how to manage new ...

Some guardrails exist when it comes to building on flood plains. For property owners in flood-prone areas to tap federal flood insurance, localities have to enact minimum building standards set by ...