In Harris County, the flood control district wants to buy properties along the San Jacinto River that have flooded repeatedly. Some residents aren’t leaving. Rodger Pace, left, and Veronika ...

Harris County commissioners adopted the framework surrounding a countywide policy that includes directing county staff to ...

A line of thunderstorms dropped heavy rain late Thursday over central Harris County, prompting the National Weather Service to issue a flash flood warning until midnight. Just after 10 p.m. a line of ...

Harris County is no stranger to floods. More than a third of the county’s land falls within a FEMA-designated flood plain – a figure expected to increase substantially when FEMA releases ...

To minimize future flooding impacts, a number of projects are underway across Harris County. The flood control district said the completed work has helped reduce flooding to thousands of homes.

Harris County Commissioners Court on Thursday voted unanimously to ask voters to support a tax increase to help maintain the county's flood control infrastructure. On the November ballot ...

An attendee of one of the dozens of public meetings the Harris County Flood Control district plans to have up to election day to explain Proposition A to voters, which is asking residents for a ...

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. Harris County voters will head to the polls on Saturday — the first ...

HOUSTON – If you live in Harris County, you no longer need to know the elevation of your home to plan flood evacuations. A new tool can show you in real time just how close a flood is to your ...

What Madigan didn’t know: The Harris County Flood Control District wants to buy his properties as part of an effort to get people out of dangerously flood-prone areas. Back-to-back storms ...