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Every story on Houston, newest first, with what each one means for homeowners and buyers.
The seller's disclosure only gets you part of the way. Six places a Houston home's flood history shows up, the HCAD clue most buyers miss, and what to do before your option period ends.
64% of Harris County homes in FEMA's Harvey damage model sit outside today's floodplain. The draft flood maps catch 26% of them, and 42% of the worst-hit. Our first data study, ZIP by ZIP.
Harris County identified 200 neighborhood drainage project areas, with 60 headed for closer modeling. None is funded for construction yet. What residents can do while the plan is open for comments.
Edouard made landfall Sept. 1 on the Texas-Louisiana line and unloaded up to 25 inches of rain on Southeast Texas, with a flash flood emergency and 30,000+ outages. Houston caught the edge this time. The numbers, the near-miss, and what to do before the next one.
Nine years after Hurricane Harvey, the federal government let its deadline to appeal the Addicks-Barker upstream flooding case to the Supreme Court pass on September 4, 2026. Its liability is now final, and the case moves to deciding how much upstream Houston homeowners get paid.
Houston's first FEMA flood map redraw since 2007 is still in draft form - no appeals yet, effective around 2028. Where the MAAPnext process stands, what the draft maps show, and the Atlas 15 curveball.
A Texas A&M study estimates 389,500 Harris County properties face 100-year-level flood risk - more than double FEMA's current maps. What the study found, what it misses, and what to do about your address.
Live tracker: Tropical Storm Edouard made landfall near Port Arthur Tuesday afternoon. Rainfall forecast raised to 3-7 inches with isolated 12-inch totals and potentially life-threatening flash flooding; Flood Watch for Houston through Wednesday evening. Latest NHC and NWS updates, timing, and flood risk by area.
Nine years after Hurricane Harvey flooded 154,170 Harris County homes, the county has spent $1.5 billion on flood projects and FEMA has redrawn the maps. An honest look at what's safer, what isn't, and what to do about your address.
The 2026 MAAPnext update is reclassifying 420,000 Houston properties as the 100-year floodplain expands by 43%. Learn how these hyper-detailed new maps affect your home and get actionable strategies to protect your property’s value.
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