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Five years later, where do things stand? “Below the Waterlines: Houston after Hurricane Harvey” is a multi-media project that looks at how well our region has recovered and how prepared it is for the next storm. Houston Public Media has produced a five-part podcast, an eight-part radio series, a one-hour radio documentary, and written web stories for each episode that pull together data analysis, photos, and videos on topics ranging from green infrastructure solutions to home buyouts. Find all five episodes and read each story below. <a href="mailto:news@houstonpublicmedia.org" style="color: #f5f5f5; text-decoration: underline;">Email us your feedback and ideas</a> for follow-up stories as we continue to cover flooding in the Houston region. </h2> </section> <section id="video"> <div class="article-wrap"> <article id="post-431874" class="card post-431874 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-below-the-waterlines category-hurricane-harvey category-news category-podcasts category-shows tag-below-the-waterlines tag-houston tag-houston-podcasts tag-hurricane-harvey tag-podcast"> <a class="post-thumbnail" href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/shows/below-the-waterlines/2022/08/30/431874/episode-5-below-the-waterlines/"><picture><source srcset="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/01112250/Tablet-Header_Medium_1375x773-450x253.jpg.webp 450w, 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/></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/2022/08/30/431874/episode-5-below-the-waterlines/" rel="bookmark">Episode 5 – Below The Waterlines</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> / <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/author/sara-willa-ernst/" title="Posts by Sara Willa Ernst" class="author url fn" rel="author">Sara Willa Ernst</a> / <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/author/matt-harab/" title="Posts by Matt Harab" class="author url fn" rel="author">Matt Harab</a> / <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/author/katie-watkins/" title="Posts by Katie Watkins" class="author url fn" rel="author">Katie Watkins</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="2022-08-30T09:00:37-05:00">August 30, 2022</time></span> · Listen to a bonus episode of Below The Waterlines: Houston After Hurricane Harvey. </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/below-the-waterlines/" rel="tag">Below the Waterlines</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/houston/" rel="tag">houston</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/houston-podcasts/" rel="tag">Houston podcasts</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/hurricane-harvey/" rel="tag">Hurricane Harvey</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/podcast/" rel="tag">podcast</a></span></p> </footer> </div> 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https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/22171024/20220614-DJI_0163-2048x1536.jpg 2048w" sizes="(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/2022/08/23/430870/home-buyouts-have-cut-in-half-since-hurricane-harvey-despite-expert-opinions-to-buyout-more-homes/" rel="bookmark">Pace of Harris County home buyouts slower than hoped for after Hurricane Harvey</a></h2> <div class="screen-reader-text"><address class="vcard author"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/author/sara-willa-ernst/" title="Posts by Sara Willa Ernst" class="author url fn" rel="author">Sara Willa Ernst</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="2022-08-23T07:55:00-05:00">August 23, 2022</time></span> · Growing flood risk due to climate change and urban development is intensifying the need for buyouts in Harris County. </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/below-the-waterlines/" rel="tag">Below the Waterlines</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/buyouts/" rel="tag">buyouts</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/episode-4/" rel="tag">episode 4</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/flooding/" rel="tag">flooding</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/home-buyouts/" rel="tag">Home buyouts</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/houston-parks-board/" rel="tag">Houston Parks Board</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/hurricane-harvey/" rel="tag">Hurricane Harvey</a> <a 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https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/12162541/DJI_0198-1-1500x1125.jpg.webp 1500w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/12162541/DJI_0198-1-1536x1152.jpg.webp 1536w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/12162541/DJI_0198-1-2048x1536.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/2022/08/12162541/DJI_0198-1-450x338.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-430648 wp-post-image" alt="An aerial view of Exploration Green in Clear Lake." srcset="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/12162541/DJI_0198-1-450x338.jpg 450w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/12162541/DJI_0198-1-1000x750.jpg 1000w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/12162541/DJI_0198-1-1500x1125.jpg 1500w, 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on </span><time class="entry-date published updated" datetime="2022-08-16T08:30:00-05:00">August 16, 2022</time></span> · From floating wetlands to an abandoned golf course-turned-nature preserve, innovative green solutions to reduce flooding are being tested in Houston.</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/below-the-waterlines/" rel="tag">Below the Waterlines</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/exploration-green/" rel="tag">exploration green</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/floating-wetlands/" rel="tag">floating wetlands</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/flooding/" rel="tag">flooding</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/green-infrastructure/" rel="tag">green infrastructure</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/harris-county-flood-control-district/" 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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='(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." 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>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-429216" class="card post-429216 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-below-the-waterlines category-harris-county category-hurricane category-hurricane-harvey category-local category-news tag-below-the-waterlines tag-flooding tag-harris-county-flood-control-district tag-houston-housing tag-hurricane-harvey tag-texas"> <a class="post-thumbnail" href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/shows/below-the-waterlines/2022/08/02/429216/how-houston-has-changed-podcast-one/"><picture><source srcset="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/29135458/20220705-173A7983-450x300.jpg.webp 450w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/29135458/20220705-173A7983-1000x667.jpg.webp 1000w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/29135458/20220705-173A7983-1500x1000.jpg.webp 1500w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/29135458/20220705-173A7983-1536x1024.jpg.webp 1536w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/29135458/20220705-173A7983-2048x1365.jpg.webp 2048w" sizes='(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px' type="image/webp"><img width="450" height="300" src="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/29135458/20220705-173A7983-450x300.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-429413 wp-post-image" alt="Hurricane Harvey Aftermath - Paula Sitter" srcset="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/29135458/20220705-173A7983-450x300.jpg 450w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/29135458/20220705-173A7983-1000x667.jpg 1000w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/29135458/20220705-173A7983-1500x1000.jpg 1500w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/29135458/20220705-173A7983-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/29135458/20220705-173A7983-2048x1365.jpg 2048w" sizes="(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/2022/08/02/429216/how-houston-has-changed-podcast-one/" rel="bookmark">How Houston has changed five years after Hurricane Harvey</a></h2> <div class="screen-reader-text"><address class="vcard author"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/author/matt-harab/" title="Posts by Matt Harab" class="author url fn" rel="author">Matt Harab</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="2022-08-02T06:00:00-05:00">August 2, 2022</time></span> · Five years after Hurricane Harvey, major flood mitigation projects in Houston are still waiting on federal money, in order for construction to begin.</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/below-the-waterlines/" rel="tag">Below the Waterlines</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/houston-housing/" rel="tag">Houston housing</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/hurricane-harvey/" rel="tag">Hurricane Harvey</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/texas/" rel="tag">texas</a></span></p> </footer> </div> </article> </div> </section> <section id="podcast"> <h2>Listen to the Podcast</h2> <p>Listen to extended conversations and get a behind the scenes glimpse at the making of the show. 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https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/18135826/dawn-buckingham-1000x667.jpg.webp 1000w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/18135826/dawn-buckingham-1500x1000.jpg.webp 1500w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/18135826/dawn-buckingham-1536x1024.jpg.webp 1536w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/18135826/dawn-buckingham-2048x1365.jpg.webp 2048w" sizes='(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px' type="image/webp"><img width="450" height="300" src="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/18135826/dawn-buckingham-450x300.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-484022 wp-post-image" alt="dawn buckingham" srcset="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/18135826/dawn-buckingham-450x300.jpg 450w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/18135826/dawn-buckingham-1000x667.jpg 1000w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/18135826/dawn-buckingham-1500x1000.jpg 1500w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/18135826/dawn-buckingham-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/18135826/dawn-buckingham-2048x1365.jpg 2048w" sizes="(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/2024/04/18/483991/houston-harris-county-get-two-year-extension-to-distribute-hurricane-harvey-relief-funding/" rel="bookmark">Houston, Harris County get two year extension to distribute Hurricane Harvey relief funding</a></h2> <div class="screen-reader-text"><address class="vcard author"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/author/sarah-grunau/" title="Posts by Sarah Grunau" class="author url fn" rel="author">Sarah Grunau</a> / <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/author/tom-perumean/" title="Posts by Tom Perumean" class="author url fn" rel="author">Tom Perumean</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="2024-04-18T14:52:32-05:00">April 18, 2024</time></span> · According to the GLO, about 900 households were displaced and were not offered relocation assistance under former mayor Sylvester Turner's tenure.</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/general-land-office/" rel="tag">General Land Office</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/hurricane-harvey/" rel="tag">Hurricane Harvey</a></span></p> </footer> </div> </article><article id="post-477303" class="card post-477303 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-climate-change category-houston-matters category-hurricane category-hurricane-harvey category-news category-weather tag-dominic-boyer tag-eric-berger tag-panic-buying tag-space-city-weather tag-winter-storm-uri"> <a class="post-thumbnail" href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/shows/houston-matters/2024/02/13/477303/dont-panic-good-advice-thats-hard-to-follow-when-theres-extreme-weather/"><picture><source srcset="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/09080826/download-2-450x253.png.webp 450w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/09080826/download-2.png.webp 880w" sizes='(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px' type="image/webp"><img width="450" height="253" src="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/09080826/download-2-450x253.png" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-405403 wp-post-image" alt="Hurricane Harvey Satellite Image On August 25th, 2017." srcset="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/09080826/download-2-450x253.png 450w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/09080826/download-2.png 880w" sizes="(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/2024/02/13/477303/dont-panic-good-advice-thats-hard-to-follow-when-theres-extreme-weather/" rel="bookmark">Don’t panic! Good advice that’s hard to follow when there’s extreme weather.</a></h2> <div class="screen-reader-text"><address class="vcard author"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/author/joshua-zinn/" title="Posts by Joshua Zinn" class="author url fn" rel="author">Joshua Zinn</a> / <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/author/craig-cohen/" title="Posts by Craig Cohen" class="author url fn" rel="author">Craig Cohen</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="2024-02-13T10:49:58-06:00">February 13, 2024</time></span> · We explore how a series of such events have impacted how Houstonians respond to them.</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/dominic-boyer/" rel="tag">Dominic 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href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/houston/2024/01/05/473671/houstons-new-mayor-texas-land-commissioner-pledge-to-work-together-to-disperse-remaining-hurricane-harvey-relief-funds/"><img width="450" height="301" src="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/08101512/2017-08-30T000000Z_1303699383_RC1E19D318B0_RTRMADP_3_STORM-HARVEY-450x301.webp" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-432484 wp-post-image" alt="Harvey Flooding Northwest Houston" srcset="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/08101512/2017-08-30T000000Z_1303699383_RC1E19D318B0_RTRMADP_3_STORM-HARVEY-450x301.webp 450w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/08101512/2017-08-30T000000Z_1303699383_RC1E19D318B0_RTRMADP_3_STORM-HARVEY-1000x670.webp 1000w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/08101512/2017-08-30T000000Z_1303699383_RC1E19D318B0_RTRMADP_3_STORM-HARVEY-1500x1005.webp 1500w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/08101512/2017-08-30T000000Z_1303699383_RC1E19D318B0_RTRMADP_3_STORM-HARVEY-1536x1029.webp 1536w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/08101512/2017-08-30T000000Z_1303699383_RC1E19D318B0_RTRMADP_3_STORM-HARVEY.webp 1550w" sizes="(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px" /></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/2024/01/05/473671/houstons-new-mayor-texas-land-commissioner-pledge-to-work-together-to-disperse-remaining-hurricane-harvey-relief-funds/" rel="bookmark">Houston Mayor Whitmire, Texas land commissioner pledge to work together to disperse remaining Hurricane Harvey relief funds</a></h2> <div class="screen-reader-text"><address class="vcard author"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/author/adam-zuvanich/" title="Posts by Adam Zuvanich" class="author url fn" rel="author">Adam Zuvanich</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="2024-01-05T14:55:24-06:00">January 5, 2024</time></span> · In a congratulatory letter this week to Mayor John Whitmire, Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham said the city has about $200 million in federal relief funding that has yet to be spent, more than six years after the devastating storm.</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/dawn-buckingham/" rel="tag">dawn buckingham</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/federal-disaster-recovery-money/" rel="tag">federal disaster recovery money</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/houston-mayor-john-whitmire/" rel="tag">Houston Mayor John Whitmire</a> 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srcset="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/28154847/Perez-Johnson-Harvey-flood2-450x338.jpg.webp 450w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/28154847/Perez-Johnson-Harvey-flood2-1000x750.jpg.webp 1000w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/28154847/Perez-Johnson-Harvey-flood2-1500x1125.jpg.webp 1500w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/28154847/Perez-Johnson-Harvey-flood2-1536x1152.jpg.webp 1536w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/28154847/Perez-Johnson-Harvey-flood2-2048x1536.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/2023/06/28154847/Perez-Johnson-Harvey-flood2-450x338.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-455546 wp-post-image" alt="Lisa Johnson, in front of her and Maria Perez's home, shortly after it was flooded by the Addicks Reservoir during Hurricane Harvey" srcset="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/28154847/Perez-Johnson-Harvey-flood2-450x338.jpg 450w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/28154847/Perez-Johnson-Harvey-flood2-1000x750.jpg 1000w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/28154847/Perez-Johnson-Harvey-flood2-1500x1125.jpg 1500w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/28154847/Perez-Johnson-Harvey-flood2-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/28154847/Perez-Johnson-Harvey-flood2-2048x1536.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/2023/06/29/455545/time-is-running-short-for-addicks-and-barker-reservoir-homeowners-to-sue-the-federal-government-over-harvey-flood-damage/" rel="bookmark">Addicks and Barker residents have two months left to sue the federal government over Harvey floods. 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-455303" class="card post-455303 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-flooding category-houston category-houston-matters category-hurricane category-hurricane-harvey category-local category-news category-shows tag-fema tag-flooding tag-flooding-impacting-people-of-color tag-flooding-in-houston tag-hurricane-harvey tag-rice-university"> <a class="post-thumbnail" href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/shows/houston-matters/2023/06/27/455303/houston-flooding-disproportionately-affects-people-of-color-study-finds/"><picture><source srcset="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/25112902/transtar-3-450x253.jpg.webp 450w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/25112902/transtar-3-1000x563.jpg.webp 1000w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/25112902/transtar-3-1200x675.jpg.webp 1200w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/25112902/transtar-3-768x432.jpg.webp 768w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/25112902/transtar-3.jpg.webp 2048w" sizes='(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px' type="image/webp"><img width="450" height="253" src="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/25112902/transtar-3-450x253.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-297154 wp-post-image" alt="Flooding on Glen Park on Houston's northside during Harvey." srcset="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/25112902/transtar-3-450x253.jpg 450w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/25112902/transtar-3-1000x563.jpg 1000w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/25112902/transtar-3-1200x675.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/25112902/transtar-3-768x432.jpg 768w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/25112902/transtar-3.jpg 2048w" sizes="(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/2023/06/27/455303/houston-flooding-disproportionately-affects-people-of-color-study-finds/" rel="bookmark">Flooding in Houston disproportionately affects people of color, study finds</a></h2> <div class="screen-reader-text"><address class="vcard author"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/author/ariel-worthy/" title="Posts by Ariel Worthy" class="author url fn" rel="author">Ariel Worthy</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="2023-06-27T14:30:23-05:00">June 27, 2023</time></span> · The study found that marginalized communities, Black residents in particular, were much more likely to be affected through employment, transportation and house flooding. </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/fema/" rel="tag">fema</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/flooding/" rel="tag">flooding</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/flooding-impacting-people-of-color/" rel="tag">flooding impacting people of color</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/flooding-in-houston/" rel="tag">flooding in Houston</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/hurricane-harvey/" rel="tag">Hurricane Harvey</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/rice-university/" rel="tag">rice university</a></span></p> </footer> </div> </article><article id="post-452952" class="card post-452952 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-flooding category-hurricane-harvey category-infrastructure category-local category-news tag-andy-meyers tag-flood-mitigation tag-fort-bend-county tag-fort-bend-county-precinct-3 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