The Upper Guadalupe River Authority had a $3 million reserve, but cut taxes rather than replacing an outdated flood alert system before the July 4 Hill

Harris County Precinct 1 Commissioner Rodney Ellis will host a virtual town hall meeting to discuss hurricane and flood preparedness. Scheduled for tomorrow from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m., the meeting will feature insights from the Harris County Office of Homeland Security & Emergency Management and the Harris County Flood Control District.

Over 20 percent of Harris County housing units are located in a major flood area, according to the 2025 State of Housing in Harris County and Houston report. As John Brannen explains in Urban Edge, the report also “found a strong connection between a neighborhood’s share of single-family homes in floodplains and that neighborhood’s poverty rate.”

The flooding in the Texas Hill Country took a toll on the region's animal population, and many of the cats and dogs continue to make their way to shelters and rescue facilities across the state and the U.

Two things happened on Tuesday. Houston reached its first 100° day of the year, and the tropical rain expected at the end of the week has a 10% chance it moves in as a tropical depression or tropical storm.

Republican state lawmakers say considering redistricting is fulfilling their constitutional obligation because Gov. Greg Abbott included it on the session agenda.

Former Houston appointee Sade Perkins recently came under fire after claiming that Camp Mystic was "White-only" as the Texas camp deals with catastrophic flooding that killed dozens.

The Houston-based pediatrician who said those impacted by the Texas flash floods "got what they voted for" has issued a public apology following widespread backlash.

The center has been open since at least July 12, and since launching for weekend-only service, it has extended operations to seven days a week.