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So far, less than half have chosen to.</a></h2> <div class="screen-reader-text"><address class="vcard author"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/author/andrew-schneider/" title="Posts by Andrew Schneider" class="author url fn" rel="author">Andrew Schneider</a></address> </div> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p><span class="posted-on"><span class="screen-reader-text">Posted on </span><time class="entry-date published updated" datetime="2023-06-29T08:00:00-05:00">June 29, 2023</time></span> · The statute of limitations on suing the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for illegally taking homeowners’ property rights during the storm is six years. That deadline is August 28.</p> </div> <footer class="entry-footer"> <p class="screen-reader-text"><span class="tags-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Tags </span><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/addicks-and-barker-dams/" rel="tag">Addicks and Barker dams</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/addicks-and-barker-reservoirs/" rel="tag">Addicks and Barker Reservoirs</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/flood-damage/" rel="tag">flood damage</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/housing/" rel="tag">housing</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/us-army-corps-of-engineers/" rel="tag">US Army Corps of Engineers</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/us-court-of-federal-claims/" rel="tag">US Court of Federal Claims</a></span></p> </footer> </div> </article><article id="post-443518" class="card post-443518 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-energy-environment category-floodfocus category-flooding category-harris-county category-hurricane-harvey category-in-depth category-local category-news category-politics tag-addicks-and-barker-dams tag-addicks-and-barker-reservoirs tag-flooding tag-housing tag-texas-legislature tag-us-army-corps-of-engineers"> <a class="post-thumbnail" href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/flooding/2023/02/13/443518/addicks-and-barker-reservoirs-homeowners-have-limited-options-to-sue-if-their-homes-flood-again/"><picture><source srcset="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/31083546/TS-Harvey-8-29-17-Addicks13-Subd-on-Langham-450x338.jpg.webp 450w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/31083546/TS-Harvey-8-29-17-Addicks13-Subd-on-Langham-1000x750.jpg.webp 1000w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/31083546/TS-Harvey-8-29-17-Addicks13-Subd-on-Langham-1500x1125.jpg.webp 1500w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/31083546/TS-Harvey-8-29-17-Addicks13-Subd-on-Langham-1536x1152.jpg.webp 1536w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/31083546/TS-Harvey-8-29-17-Addicks13-Subd-on-Langham-2048x1536.jpg.webp 2048w" sizes='(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px' type="image/webp"><img width="450" height="338" src="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/31083546/TS-Harvey-8-29-17-Addicks13-Subd-on-Langham-450x338.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-429490 wp-post-image" alt="A subdivision on Langham Creek flooded by the Addicks Reservoir during Hurricane Harvey." decoding="async" srcset="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/31083546/TS-Harvey-8-29-17-Addicks13-Subd-on-Langham-450x338.jpg 450w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/31083546/TS-Harvey-8-29-17-Addicks13-Subd-on-Langham-1000x750.jpg 1000w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/31083546/TS-Harvey-8-29-17-Addicks13-Subd-on-Langham-1500x1125.jpg 1500w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/31083546/TS-Harvey-8-29-17-Addicks13-Subd-on-Langham-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/31083546/TS-Harvey-8-29-17-Addicks13-Subd-on-Langham-2048x1536.jpg 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px" data-eio="p" /></picture></a> <div class="card-content"> <header class="entry-header"> <h3>Flooding</h3> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/flooding/2023/02/13/443518/addicks-and-barker-reservoirs-homeowners-have-limited-options-to-sue-if-their-homes-flood-again/" rel="bookmark">Addicks and Barker Reservoirs homeowners have limited options to sue if their homes flood again</a></h2> <div class="screen-reader-text"><address class="vcard author"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/author/andrew-schneider/" title="Posts by Andrew Schneider" class="author url fn" rel="author">Andrew Schneider</a></address> </div> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p><span class="posted-on"><span class="screen-reader-text">Posted on </span><time class="entry-date published updated" datetime="2023-02-13T08:00:00-06:00">February 13, 2023</time></span> · Wording in a court judgment prevents homeowners in the giant reservoirs west of Houston from suing the federal government in future floods and could place a heavier burden on lower-income residents. </p> </div> <footer class="entry-footer"> <p class="screen-reader-text"><span class="tags-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Tags </span><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/addicks-and-barker-dams/" rel="tag">Addicks and Barker dams</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/addicks-and-barker-reservoirs/" rel="tag">Addicks and Barker Reservoirs</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/flooding/" rel="tag">flooding</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/housing/" rel="tag">housing</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/texas-legislature/" rel="tag">Texas Legislature</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/us-army-corps-of-engineers/" rel="tag">US Army Corps of Engineers</a></span></p> </footer> </div> </article><article id="post-436618" class="card post-436618 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-court category-flooding category-hurricane category-hurricane-harvey category-local category-news tag-addicks-and-barker-dams tag-addicks-and-barker-reservoirs tag-civil-lawsuit tag-flood-damage tag-us-army-corps-of-engineers"> <a class="post-thumbnail" href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/flooding/2022/11/02/436618/upstream-addicks-and-barker-reservoir-homeowners-win-550000-in-damages-in-lawsuit-over-harvey-flooding/"><picture><source srcset="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/02164948/TS-Harvey-8-29-17-Addicks8-Subdv-S-Mayde-450x338.jpg.webp 450w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/02164948/TS-Harvey-8-29-17-Addicks8-Subdv-S-Mayde-1000x750.jpg.webp 1000w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/02164948/TS-Harvey-8-29-17-Addicks8-Subdv-S-Mayde-1500x1125.jpg.webp 1500w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/02164948/TS-Harvey-8-29-17-Addicks8-Subdv-S-Mayde-1536x1152.jpg.webp 1536w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/02164948/TS-Harvey-8-29-17-Addicks8-Subdv-S-Mayde-2048x1536.jpg.webp 2048w" sizes='(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px' type="image/webp"><img width="450" height="338" src="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/02164948/TS-Harvey-8-29-17-Addicks8-Subdv-S-Mayde-450x338.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-436619 wp-post-image" alt="A subdivision within the Addicks Reservoir, flooded by Harvey, August 29, 2017." decoding="async" srcset="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/02164948/TS-Harvey-8-29-17-Addicks8-Subdv-S-Mayde-450x338.jpg 450w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/02164948/TS-Harvey-8-29-17-Addicks8-Subdv-S-Mayde-1000x750.jpg 1000w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/02164948/TS-Harvey-8-29-17-Addicks8-Subdv-S-Mayde-1500x1125.jpg 1500w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/02164948/TS-Harvey-8-29-17-Addicks8-Subdv-S-Mayde-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/02164948/TS-Harvey-8-29-17-Addicks8-Subdv-S-Mayde-2048x1536.jpg 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px" data-eio="p" /></picture></a> <div class="card-content"> <header class="entry-header"> <h3>Flooding</h3> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/flooding/2022/11/02/436618/upstream-addicks-and-barker-reservoir-homeowners-win-550000-in-damages-in-lawsuit-over-harvey-flooding/" rel="bookmark">Upstream Addicks and Barker Reservoir homeowners win $550,000 in damages in lawsuit over Harvey flooding</a></h2> <div class="screen-reader-text"><address class="vcard author"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/author/andrew-schneider/" title="Posts by Andrew Schneider" class="author url fn" rel="author">Andrew Schneider</a></address> </div> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p><span class="posted-on"><span class="screen-reader-text">Posted on </span><time class="entry-date published updated" datetime="2022-11-02T16:57:30-05:00">November 2, 2022</time></span> · The suit against the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers opens the door to suits by an estimated 10,000 other upstream homeowners, with the potential for total damages of well over $1 billion.</p> </div> <footer class="entry-footer"> <p class="screen-reader-text"><span class="tags-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Tags </span><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/addicks-and-barker-dams/" rel="tag">Addicks and Barker dams</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/addicks-and-barker-reservoirs/" rel="tag">Addicks and Barker Reservoirs</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/civil-lawsuit/" rel="tag">civil lawsuit</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/flood-damage/" rel="tag">flood damage</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/us-army-corps-of-engineers/" rel="tag">US Army Corps of Engineers</a></span></p> </footer> </div> </article><article id="post-429488" class="card post-429488 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-below-the-waterlines category-energy-environment category-flooding category-harris-county category-hurricane-harvey category-local category-podcasts category-politics category-shows tag-addicks-and-barker-dams tag-addicks-and-barker-reservoirs tag-flooding tag-harris-county-flood-control-district tag-hurricane tag-hurricane-harvey tag-us-army-corps-of-engineers"> <a class="post-thumbnail" href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/shows/below-the-waterlines/2022/08/09/429488/five-years-after-harvey-a-solution-to-the-flood-threat-from-the-addicks-and-barker-reservoirs-remains-a-long-way-off/"><picture><source srcset="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/31083546/TS-Harvey-8-29-17-Addicks13-Subd-on-Langham-450x338.jpg.webp 450w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/31083546/TS-Harvey-8-29-17-Addicks13-Subd-on-Langham-1000x750.jpg.webp 1000w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/31083546/TS-Harvey-8-29-17-Addicks13-Subd-on-Langham-1500x1125.jpg.webp 1500w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/31083546/TS-Harvey-8-29-17-Addicks13-Subd-on-Langham-1536x1152.jpg.webp 1536w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/31083546/TS-Harvey-8-29-17-Addicks13-Subd-on-Langham-2048x1536.jpg.webp 2048w" sizes='auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px' type="image/webp"><img width="450" height="338" src="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/31083546/TS-Harvey-8-29-17-Addicks13-Subd-on-Langham-450x338.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-429490 wp-post-image" alt="A subdivision on Langham Creek flooded by the Addicks Reservoir during Hurricane Harvey." decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/31083546/TS-Harvey-8-29-17-Addicks13-Subd-on-Langham-450x338.jpg 450w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/31083546/TS-Harvey-8-29-17-Addicks13-Subd-on-Langham-1000x750.jpg 1000w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/31083546/TS-Harvey-8-29-17-Addicks13-Subd-on-Langham-1500x1125.jpg 1500w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/31083546/TS-Harvey-8-29-17-Addicks13-Subd-on-Langham-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/31083546/TS-Harvey-8-29-17-Addicks13-Subd-on-Langham-2048x1536.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px" data-eio="p" /></picture></a> <div class="card-content"> <header class="entry-header"> <h3>Below the Waterlines</h3> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/shows/below-the-waterlines/2022/08/09/429488/five-years-after-harvey-a-solution-to-the-flood-threat-from-the-addicks-and-barker-reservoirs-remains-a-long-way-off/" rel="bookmark">Five years after Harvey, a solution to the flood threat from the Addicks and Barker Reservoirs remains a long way off</a></h2> <div class="screen-reader-text"><address class="vcard author"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/author/andrew-schneider/" title="Posts by Andrew Schneider" class="author url fn" rel="author">Andrew Schneider</a></address> </div> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p><span class="posted-on"><span class="screen-reader-text">Posted on </span><time class="entry-date published updated" datetime="2022-08-09T08:30:00-05:00">August 9, 2022</time></span> · The most popular solution to the flooding threat from the Addicks and Barker Reservoirs is a massive underground stormwater tunnel. It would cost billions of dollars and remains more than a decade away from the start of construction.</p> </div> <footer class="entry-footer"> <p class="screen-reader-text"><span class="tags-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Tags </span><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/addicks-and-barker-dams/" rel="tag">Addicks and Barker dams</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/addicks-and-barker-reservoirs/" rel="tag">Addicks and Barker Reservoirs</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/flooding/" rel="tag">flooding</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/harris-county-flood-control-district/" rel="tag">Harris County Flood Control District</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/hurricane/" rel="tag">hurricane</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/hurricane-harvey/" rel="tag">Hurricane Harvey</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/us-army-corps-of-engineers/" rel="tag">US Army Corps of Engineers</a></span></p> </footer> </div> </article><article id="post-430042" class="card post-430042 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-full-show category-houston category-houston-matters category-local category-news tag-addicks-and-barker-reservoirs tag-below-the-waterlines tag-city-council tag-climate-change tag-congress tag-dave-martin tag-environmental-defense-fund tag-flooding tag-garden-club-of-houston tag-gardening tag-houston-city-council tag-hurricane-harvey tag-inflation tag-inflation-reduction-act tag-meg-tapp"> <a class="post-thumbnail" href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/shows/houston-matters/2022/08/09/430042/how-the-inflation-reduction-act-addresses-climate-change-aug-9-2022/"><picture><source srcset="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/06202931/HM-CC_Banner-mobile-450x300.png.webp 450w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/06202931/HM-CC_Banner-mobile.png.webp 600w" sizes='auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px' type="image/webp"><img width="450" height="300" src="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/06202931/HM-CC_Banner-mobile-450x300.png" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-381307 wp-post-image" alt="HM-CC_Banner-mobile" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/06202931/HM-CC_Banner-mobile-450x300.png 450w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/06202931/HM-CC_Banner-mobile.png 600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px" data-eio="p" /></picture></a> <div class="card-content"> <header class="entry-header"> <h3>Houston Matters</h3> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/shows/houston-matters/2022/08/09/430042/how-the-inflation-reduction-act-addresses-climate-change-aug-9-2022/" rel="bookmark">How the Inflation Reduction Act might affect Houston (Aug. 9, 2022)</a></h2> <div class="screen-reader-text"><address class="vcard author"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/author/michael-hagerty/" title="Posts by Michael Hagerty" class="author url fn" rel="author">Michael Hagerty</a></address> </div> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p><span class="posted-on"><span class="screen-reader-text">Posted on </span><time class="entry-date published updated" datetime="2022-08-09T07:00:27-05:00">August 9, 2022</time></span> · On Tuesday's show: Analyzing the climate change provision in the Inflation Reduction Act and how it might affect Houston. Questions for Mayor Pro-Tem Dave Martin. A gardening expert answers your questions. 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tag-us-army-corps-of-engineers"> <a class="post-thumbnail" href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/hurricane-harvey/2020/08/26/380413/three-years-after-harvey-risks-remain-of-flooding-from-reservoirs/"><picture><source srcset="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/12101130/WhatsApp-Image-2017-09-11-at-6.38.29-PM1-450x300.jpeg.webp 450w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/12101130/WhatsApp-Image-2017-09-11-at-6.38.29-PM1-1000x666.jpeg.webp 1000w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/12101130/WhatsApp-Image-2017-09-11-at-6.38.29-PM1-1200x800.jpeg.webp 1200w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/12101130/WhatsApp-Image-2017-09-11-at-6.38.29-PM1-768x512.jpeg.webp 768w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/12101130/WhatsApp-Image-2017-09-11-at-6.38.29-PM1.jpeg.webp 1600w" sizes='auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px' type="image/webp"><img width="450" height="300" src="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/12101130/WhatsApp-Image-2017-09-11-at-6.38.29-PM1-450x300.jpeg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-236641 wp-post-image" alt="The water rushing out of the Addicks Reservoir." decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/12101130/WhatsApp-Image-2017-09-11-at-6.38.29-PM1-450x300.jpeg 450w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/12101130/WhatsApp-Image-2017-09-11-at-6.38.29-PM1-1000x666.jpeg 1000w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/12101130/WhatsApp-Image-2017-09-11-at-6.38.29-PM1-1200x800.jpeg 1200w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/12101130/WhatsApp-Image-2017-09-11-at-6.38.29-PM1-768x512.jpeg 768w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/12101130/WhatsApp-Image-2017-09-11-at-6.38.29-PM1.jpeg 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px" data-eio="p" /></picture></a> <div class="card-content"> <header class="entry-header"> <h3>Hurricane Harvey</h3> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/hurricane-harvey/2020/08/26/380413/three-years-after-harvey-risks-remain-of-flooding-from-reservoirs/" rel="bookmark">3 Years After Harvey, Reservoir Flood Risks Remain</a></h2> <div class="screen-reader-text"><address class="vcard author"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/author/andrew-schneider/" title="Posts by Andrew Schneider" class="author url fn" rel="author">Andrew Schneider</a></address> </div> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p><span class="posted-on"><span class="screen-reader-text">Posted on </span><time class="entry-date published updated" datetime="2020-08-26T08:00:29-05:00">August 26, 2020</time></span> · The Addicks and Barker dams have been strengthened, but they’re still designed to release water if the reservoirs behind them fill to capacity</p> </div> <footer class="entry-footer"> <p class="screen-reader-text"><span class="tags-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Tags </span><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/addicks-and-barker-reservoirs/" rel="tag">Addicks and Barker Reservoirs</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/flooding/" rel="tag">flooding</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/hurricane-harvey/" rel="tag">Hurricane Harvey</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/us-army-corps-of-engineers/" rel="tag">US Army Corps of Engineers</a></span></p> </footer> </div> </article><article id="post-361411" class="card post-361411 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-good-bad-ugly category-houston-matters category-news tag-addicks-and-barker-reservoirs tag-amber-ambrose tag-high-speed-rail tag-lawsuits tag-marco-roberts tag-mustafa-tameez tag-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly"> <a class="post-thumbnail" href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/shows/houston-matters/2020/02/21/361411/reservoir-lawsuit-ruling-and-high-speed-rail-the-good-bad-and-ugly-of-the-news/"><picture><source srcset="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/07144225/GBU-Featured-Image-450x301.jpg.webp 450w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/07144225/GBU-Featured-Image.jpg.webp 574w" sizes='auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px' type="image/webp"><img width="450" height="301" src="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/07144225/GBU-Featured-Image-450x301.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-220508 wp-post-image" alt="GBU-Featured-Image" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/07144225/GBU-Featured-Image-450x301.jpg 450w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/07144225/GBU-Featured-Image.jpg 574w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px" data-eio="p" /></picture></a> <div class="card-content"> <header class="entry-header"> <h3>Houston Matters</h3> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/shows/houston-matters/2020/02/21/361411/reservoir-lawsuit-ruling-and-high-speed-rail-the-good-bad-and-ugly-of-the-news/" rel="bookmark">Reservoir Lawsuit Ruling, And High-Speed Rail: The Good, Bad, And Ugly Of The News</a></h2> <div class="screen-reader-text"><address class="vcard author"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/author/michael-hagerty/" title="Posts by Michael Hagerty" class="author url fn" rel="author">Michael Hagerty</a></address> </div> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p><span class="posted-on"><span class="screen-reader-text">Posted on </span><time class="entry-date published updated" datetime="2020-02-21T09:35:57-06:00">February 21, 2020</time></span> · The Houston Matters panel of non-experts weighs in on stories from the week’s news and decides if they’re good, bad, or ugly.</p> </div> <footer class="entry-footer"> <p class="screen-reader-text"><span class="tags-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Tags </span><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/addicks-and-barker-reservoirs/" rel="tag">Addicks and Barker Reservoirs</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/amber-ambrose/" rel="tag">Amber Ambrose</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/high-speed-rail/" rel="tag">high speed rail</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/lawsuits/" rel="tag">lawsuits</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/marco-roberts/" rel="tag">Marco Roberts</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/mustafa-tameez/" rel="tag">Mustafa Tameez</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly/" rel="tag">The Good The Bad and The Ugly</a></span></p> </footer> </div> </article><article id="post-361058" class="card post-361058 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-city-of-houston category-harris-county category-houston category-local category-news tag-addicks-and-barker-reservoirs tag-flooding tag-harvey tag-hurricane-harvey tag-u-s-army-corps-of-engineers"> <a class="post-thumbnail" href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/houston/2020/02/19/361058/federal-judge-dismisses-suit-against-army-corps-for-post-harvey-flooding/"><picture><source srcset="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/19102817/Houston-flooding-Addicks-MS-TT-450x302.jpg.webp 450w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/19102817/Houston-flooding-Addicks-MS-TT.jpg.webp 850w" sizes='auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px' type="image/webp"><img width="450" height="302" src="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/19102817/Houston-flooding-Addicks-MS-TT-450x302.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-361059 wp-post-image" alt="A neighborhood along Eldridge Parkway in Houston was flooded by water released from the Addicks Reservoir in August 2017." decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/19102817/Houston-flooding-Addicks-MS-TT-450x302.jpg 450w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/19102817/Houston-flooding-Addicks-MS-TT.jpg 850w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px" data-eio="p" /></picture></a> <div class="card-content"> <header class="entry-header"> <h3>Houston</h3> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/houston/2020/02/19/361058/federal-judge-dismisses-suit-against-army-corps-for-post-harvey-flooding/" rel="bookmark">Federal Judge Dismisses Suit Against Army Corps For Post-Harvey Flooding</a></h2> <div class="screen-reader-text"><address class="vcard author"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/author/kiah-collier/" title="Posts by Kiah Collier, The Texas Tribune" class="author url fn" rel="author">Kiah Collier, The Texas Tribune</a></address> </div> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p><span class="posted-on"><span class="screen-reader-text">Posted on </span><time class="entry-date published updated" datetime="2020-02-19T10:29:36-06:00">February 19, 2020</time></span> · U.S. Judge Loren A. Smith threw out a case brought by Houstonians whose properties flooded as a result of releases from Addicks and Barker dams.</p> </div> <footer class="entry-footer"> <p class="screen-reader-text"><span class="tags-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Tags </span><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/addicks-and-barker-reservoirs/" rel="tag">Addicks and Barker Reservoirs</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/flooding/" rel="tag">flooding</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/harvey/" rel="tag">harvey</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/hurricane-harvey/" rel="tag">Hurricane Harvey</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/u-s-army-corps-of-engineers/" rel="tag">U.S. Army Corps of Engineers</a></span></p> </footer> </div> </article><article id="post-360559" class="card post-360559 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-full-show category-houston-matters category-news 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src="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/27171330/Houston-Matters-Show-Post-2019-450x300.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-347565 wp-post-image" alt="Houston Matters Show Post 2019" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/27171330/Houston-Matters-Show-Post-2019-450x300.jpg 450w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/27171330/Houston-Matters-Show-Post-2019-1000x667.jpg 1000w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/27171330/Houston-Matters-Show-Post-2019-1200x800.jpg 1200w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px" data-eio="p" /></picture></a> <div class="card-content"> <header class="entry-header"> <h3>Houston Matters</h3> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/shows/houston-matters/2020/02/14/360559/fridays-show-compensation-for-reservoir-damages-and-your-worst-date-feb-14-2020/" rel="bookmark">Friday’s Show: Compensation For Reservoir Damages, And Your Worst Date (Feb. 14, 2020)</a></h2> <div class="screen-reader-text"><address class="vcard author"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/author/michael-hagerty/" title="Posts by Michael Hagerty" class="author url fn" rel="author">Michael Hagerty</a></address> </div> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p><span class="posted-on"><span class="screen-reader-text">Posted on </span><time class="entry-date published updated" datetime="2020-02-14T05:00:55-06:00">February 14, 2020</time></span> · On Friday's Houston Matters: How homeowners flooded by the Addicks and Barker Reservoirs should be compensated, Houstonians share stories of their worst dates, The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of the week's news, and a visit to Interfaith Ministries' Meals on Wheels program.</p> </div> <footer class="entry-footer"> <p class="screen-reader-text"><span class="tags-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Tags 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srcset="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/23172812/IMG_9729.jpg-450x300.jpg 450w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/23172812/IMG_9729.jpg-1000x667.jpg 1000w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/23172812/IMG_9729.jpg-1200x800.jpg 1200w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px" data-eio="p" /></picture></a> <div class="card-content"> <header class="entry-header"> <h3>Local</h3> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/local/2019/05/24/334167/houston-city-council-advances-new-development-in-katy-area-floodplain/" rel="bookmark">Houston City Council Advances New Development In Katy-Area Floodplain</a></h2> <div class="screen-reader-text"><address class="vcard author"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/author/jen-rice-texas-standard/" title="Posts by Jen Rice" class="author url fn" rel="author">Jen Rice</a></address> </div> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p><span class="posted-on"><span class="screen-reader-text">Posted on </span><time class="entry-date published updated" datetime="2019-05-24T09:54:07-05:00">May 24, 2019</time></span> · The vacant land is located near the Addicks dam. </p> </div> <footer class="entry-footer"> <p class="screen-reader-text"><span class="tags-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Tags </span><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/100-year-flood-plain/" rel="tag">100 year flood plain</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/addicks-and-barker-dams/" rel="tag">Addicks and Barker dams</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/addicks-and-barker-reservoirs/" rel="tag">Addicks and Barker Reservoirs</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/brenda-stardig/" rel="tag">Brenda Stardig</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/houston-city-council/" rel="tag">houston city council</a> <a 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class="screen-reader-text"><address class="vcard author"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/author/andrew-schneider/" title="Posts by Andrew Schneider" class="author url fn" rel="author">Andrew Schneider</a></address> </div> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p><span class="posted-on"><span class="screen-reader-text">Posted on </span><time class="entry-date published updated" datetime="2019-05-06T15:35:56-05:00">May 6, 2019</time></span> · The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is still years away from work on larger-scale flood mitigation projects, such as building underground tunnels to drain the reservoirs in an emergency. </p> </div> <footer class="entry-footer"> <p class="screen-reader-text"><span class="tags-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Tags </span><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/addicks-and-barker-dams/" rel="tag">Addicks and Barker dams</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/addicks-and-barker-reservoirs/" 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srcset="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/19103415/Microphone-Houston-Matters-Generic-Showpost-450x290.png 450w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/19103415/Microphone-Houston-Matters-Generic-Showpost-1000x645.png 1000w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/19103415/Microphone-Houston-Matters-Generic-Showpost-768x495.png 768w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/19103415/Microphone-Houston-Matters-Generic-Showpost.png 1024w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px" data-eio="p" /></picture></a> <div class="card-content"> <header class="entry-header"> <h3>Houston Matters</h3> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/shows/houston-matters/2019/05/06/332013/full-show-reservoir-lawsuit-and-remembering-capella-tucker-may-6-2019/" rel="bookmark">Full Show: Reservoir Lawsuit, And Remembering Capella Tucker (May 6, 2019)</a></h2> <div 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https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/15121907/Harvey-houston-768x549.jpg.webp 768w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/15121907/Harvey-houston.jpg.webp 1050w" sizes='auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px' type="image/webp"><img width="450" height="321" src="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/15121907/Harvey-houston-450x321.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-300197 wp-post-image" alt="An aerial view of the flooding caused by Hurricane Harvey in Houston, Texas, Aug. 31, 2017." decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/15121907/Harvey-houston-450x321.jpg 450w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/15121907/Harvey-houston-1000x714.jpg 1000w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/15121907/Harvey-houston-768x549.jpg 768w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/15121907/Harvey-houston.jpg 1050w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px" data-eio="p" /></picture></a> <div class="card-content"> <header class="entry-header"> <h3>inDepth</h3> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/in-depth/2019/02/20/322457/houston-homeowners-say-the-government-owes-them-for-flooding-their-homes-after-hurricane-harvey/" rel="bookmark">Houston Homeowners Say The Government Owes Them For Flooding Their Homes After Hurricane Harvey</a></h2> <div class="screen-reader-text"><address class="vcard author"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/author/travis-bubenik/" title="Posts by Travis Bubenik" class="author url fn" rel="author">Travis Bubenik</a></address> </div> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p><span class="posted-on"><span class="screen-reader-text">Posted on </span><time class="entry-date published updated" datetime="2019-02-20T10:57:05-06:00">February 20, 2019</time></span> · The cases could have implications for who's liable for the damage from future storms.</p> </div> <footer class="entry-footer"> <p class="screen-reader-text"><span class="tags-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Tags </span><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/addicks-and-barker-reservoirs/" rel="tag">Addicks and Barker Reservoirs</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/flood-control/" rel="tag">flood control</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/flooding/" rel="tag">flooding</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/harvey-lawsuits/" rel="tag">Harvey lawsuits</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/hurricane-harvey/" rel="tag">Hurricane Harvey</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/u-s-army-corps-of-engineers/" rel="tag">U.S. Army Corps of Engineers</a></span></p> </footer> </div> </article><article id="post-307767" class="card post-307767 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-good-bad-ugly category-houston-matters category-news tag-addicks-and-barker-reservoirs tag-fred-goodall tag-lisa-falkenberg tag-marco-roberts tag-reservoirs tag-robot-brothel tag-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly"> <a class="post-thumbnail" href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/shows/houston-matters/2018/10/12/307767/a-comprehensive-study-of-houston-reservoirs-and-banning-robot-brothels-the-good-bad-and-ugly-of-the-weeks-news/"><picture><source srcset="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/14110407/GBU-Banner-450x275.jpg.webp 450w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/14110407/GBU-Banner.jpg.webp 585w" sizes='auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px' type="image/webp"><img width="450" height="275" src="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/14110407/GBU-Banner-450x275.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-246779 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