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Once thriving NW Houston neighborhood to be transformed to flood detention basin
The most devastating to the majority of homes in the community was Tropical Storm Allison 24 years ago, which inundated much ...
A new hill to climb in Houston: Converted flood basins increasingly double as community parks
The Hill at Sims Park is expected to open later this year, offering Sunnyside a lookout over Houston, two decades after ...
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Houston officials working to allocate decade old funds for flood prevention and recovery
Houston City Council voted to reallocate federal funds for flood recovery and prevention initially dispersed a decade ago.
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City of Houston slashes budget deficit as mayor reaches deal with plaintiffs in streets and drainage lawsuit
As a result of a 2019 lawsuit filed by two Houston-based engineers, the city was required to allocate an additional $100 ...
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City of Houston still has federal funding for flood recovery
HOUSTON ( KIAH ) — The City of Houston still has federal money it received for flood recovery a decade ago. Officials said that for years most of the money was spent on buyouts for homes in flood ...
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Family files wrongful death lawsuit against St. Louis County, subcontractors for flooding death
ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. — The family of a woman who died in November's flash flooding filed a lawsuit against St. Louis County and several contractors, saying her death could have been avoided.
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Flooding from collapsed beaver dam shuts portion of Elm Street in Concord
A beaver dam holding back a pond collapsed Tuesday afternoon, sending a deluge of water over a portion of Elm Street in Penacook ... shut the road until the flood could subside and they could ...