Texas has identified more than $50 billion in flood control needs, but lawmakers have devoted just $1.4 billion to address them

A next-gen federal database designed to predict extreme rainfall and dangerous flooding may be safe from federal budget cuts after all.

HOUSTON — The Texas Hill Country is still reeling after deadly flooding left behind a trail of destruction and heartbreak. Lives were lost and forever changed by a single storm. Scientists are now warning this disaster was made worse by climate change and are sounding the alarm about what it means for the future of Texas.

The Guadalupe River flood was predictable and preventable. Geography, climate change, population growth and federal cuts all contributed. But there’s hope.

Extreme weather events like the tragic flood in Texas are becoming more frequent due to climate change, experts say. At the same time, the federal government is cutting programs and staffing at ...

Texas lawmakers have just 30 days to take on a list of controversial and complex issues which include flooding recovery and preparedness.

One month before the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, Black residents across southern Louisiana braced for their first tropical disturbance of hurricane season. The storm threatened to bring flash flooding across the coast from Mississippi to the center of Louisiana.