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By Mike Morris Updated 11:15 am, Tuesday, April 3, 2018 window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-c', container: 'taboola-interstitial-gallery-thumbnails-5', placement: 'Interstitial Gallery Thumbnails 5', target_type: 'mix' }); _taboola.push({flush: true}); window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-c', container: 'taboola-interstitial-gallery-thumbnails-10', placement: 'Interstitial Gallery Thumbnails 10', target_type: 'mix' }); _taboola.push({flush: true}); window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-c', container: 'taboola-interstitial-gallery-thumbnails-15', placement: 'Interstitial Gallery Thumbnails 15', target_type: 'mix' }); _taboola.push({flush: true}); window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-c', container: 'taboola-interstitial-gallery-thumbnails-17', placement: 'Interstitial Gallery Thumbnails 17', target_type: … [Read more...] about What is the right height for homes in Houston’s floodplains?

By Mike Morris Updated 7:46 am, Wednesday, April 4, 2018 window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-c', container: 'taboola-interstitial-gallery-thumbnails-5', placement: 'Interstitial Gallery Thumbnails 5', target_type: 'mix' }); _taboola.push({flush: true}); window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-c', container: 'taboola-interstitial-gallery-thumbnails-10', placement: 'Interstitial Gallery Thumbnails 10', target_type: 'mix' }); _taboola.push({flush: true}); window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-c', container: 'taboola-interstitial-gallery-thumbnails-15', placement: 'Interstitial Gallery Thumbnails 15', target_type: 'mix' }); _taboola.push({flush: true}); window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-c', container: 'taboola-interstitial-gallery-thumbnails-20', placement: 'Interstitial Gallery Thumbnails 20', target_type: … [Read more...] about It doesn’t take a Harvey-style deluge to flood Houston

By Rebecca Elliott Updated 1:37 pm, Wednesday, April 4, 2018 Photo: Mark Mulligan, Houston Chronicle Image 1of/1 CaptionClose Image 1 of 1 A home located in the Meyerland area near the intersection of Runnymeade and Yarwell streets is in the process of being lifted, Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2018, in Houston. A home located in the Meyerland area near the intersection of Runnymeade and Yarwell streets is in the process of being lifted, Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2018, in Houston. Photo: Mark Mulligan, Houston Chronicle Council approves 9 southwest Houston home elevations 1 / 1 Back to Gallery Houston City Council authorized nine home elevation contracts on Wednesday, part of a federal flood mitigation initiative that local leaders have criticized as slow and expensive. The nine houses -- most of them in Meyerland -- are in line … [Read more...] about Council approves 9 southwest Houston home elevations

By Mike Morris Updated 1:00 pm, Friday, April 6, 2018 Photo: Brett Coomer, Staff Image 1of/1 CaptionClose Image 1 of 1 Photo: Brett Coomer, Staff Chart: How inadequate flood funding has left many Houston watersheds behind 1 / 1 Back to Gallery The Houston region and its leaders must rethink what flood mitigation means and how to accomplish it, a report released this week by the Greater Houston Flood Mitigation Consortium argued. Two of the items in the report (which was produced by a team of local experts funded by philanthropic groups) worth revisiting are its cautionary comments about a “third reservoir” in northwest Harris County and its discussion of equity in flood mitigation spending. READ MORE: Report: Houston region must rethink approach to flood mitigation County Judge Ed Emmett, … [Read more...] about Chart: How inadequate flood funding has left many Houston watersheds behind

By Mike Morris Updated 1:19 pm, Friday, April 6, 2018 Photo: Nick De La Torre, Staff Image 1of/1 CaptionClose Image 1 of 1 Stock image of Houston City Hall Sunday, Feb. 8, 2009, in downtown Houston. Stock image of Houston City Hall Sunday, Feb. 8, 2009, in downtown Houston. Photo: Nick De La Torre, Staff Houston council approves $40M pension settlement 1 / 1 Back to Gallery Mayor Sylvester Turner will have to find $29 million less as Houston enters its reliably tight budget season after the city council agreed to settle a 4-year-old lawsuit against an actuarial firm the city had blamed for contributing to its multi-billion-dollar pension crisis. The overall settlement, which the council approved Wednesday with one dissenting vote, was $40 million -- less than 5 percent of what the city originally had claimed … [Read more...] about Houston council approves $40M pension settlement