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Since 2017's Hurricane Harvey, one in five new homes built across the Houston region has been built in the floodplains, according to a Houston Chronicle’s property records analysis. Experts say this ...

AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom. Read our AI Policy. Flood insurance is separate from homeowners coverage and often required in high-risk zones. North Carolina is aiming for 2028 ...

Ryan Reagan of Benbrook doesn’t necessarily consider himself an environmental crusader. He understands progress and understands why his city, a growing suburb on the western edge of Fort Worth, would ...

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About 75% of the nation’s flood insurance maps are outdated, leaving the door open for property owners to seek their own flood mapping and appeal. When Camp Mystic wanted to build in Central Texas ...

As residents across the Milwaukee area assess the scope of damage from the weekend deluge, just 1,186 households have federal flood insurance policies in place. As emergency crews continue responding ...

(AP) - Even before the Central Texas floods that killed more than 100 people, the state was by far the leader in U.S. flood deaths due partly to geography that can funnel rainwater into deadly deluges ...

A Camp Mystic mailbox lies near the entrance to the camp along the banks of the Guadalupe River on July 5 in Hunt after a flash flood swept through the area. Julio Cortez / AP At least 12 structures ...

Federal regulators approved appeals to remove buildings from the 100-year flood hazard map of Camp Mystic, reducing regulatory oversight in a high-risk floodplain in Texas before torrential waters ...