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 ...

Over the last decade, Houston's suburbs have continued to expand, attracting families seeking more space and relative affordability, but much of that growth has pushed into flood-prone land. A Houston ...

Why Houston keeps building in flood zones — and what it means for the future Since Hurricane Harvey, one in every five homes built in the Greater Houston area has been constructed in a floodplain.

Regarding "65K new Houston-area properties built in floodplains since Harvey,” (Sept. 19): The Houston Chronicle recently highlighted concerns about homebuilding in floodplains but overlooked key ...

Hurricane Harvey made our vulnerability visible: neighbors rescuing neighbors, photo albums floating in living rooms, bayous surging over their banks. Then came the canyons of sopping drywall, sofas, ...