flood insurance - HoustonNewMedia.org https://houstonnewmedia.org/tag/flood-insurance/ Building "Bridges" Across the Bayou City! Sun, 25 Aug 2024 22:09:49 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://i0.wp.com/houstonnewmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/cropped-cropped-Houston.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 flood insurance - HoustonNewMedia.org https://houstonnewmedia.org/tag/flood-insurance/ 32 32 103504436 AP Reports Shine Light on Secrecy of Flood Risk Below Dams https://houstonnewmedia.org/ap-reports-shine-light-on-secrecy-of-flood-risk-below-dams/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ap-reports-shine-light-on-secrecy-of-flood-risk-below-dams Sun, 25 Aug 2024 22:09:49 +0000 https://reduceflooding.com/?p=46625 8/25/2024 – An investigation by the Associated Press shined a light on how information is being withheld by the government that affects flood risk below dams. The secrecy also affects the cost of flood insurance that residents below dams pay. Two Related Stories A copyrighted story by David A. Lieb published by AP on 8/23/2024 […]

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]]> 810910 Flooded 3 Times in 7 Years in 500-Year Floodplain, But No Buyout https://houstonnewmedia.org/flooded-3-times-in-7-years-in-500-year-floodplain-but-no-buyout/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=flooded-3-times-in-7-years-in-500-year-floodplain-but-no-buyout Sun, 19 May 2024 00:28:08 +0000 https://reduceflooding.com/?p=45090 Daniel and Kathleen Moore live with their 8-month old baby near the East Fork San Jacinto in Montgomery County. The young couple desperately wants a buyout after their house on Idle Glen in New Caney flooded three times in seven years. But no buyout is in sight. When they bought the home, they were told […]

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]]> 770790 November Flood-News Roundup https://houstonnewmedia.org/november-flood-news-roundup/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=november-flood-news-roundup Fri, 04 Nov 2022 18:41:55 +0000 https://reduceflooding.com/?p=36177 Below is a roundup of flood news this week – seven quick stories. Montgomery County Buyout Deadline Fast Approaching The deadline for the current round of buyout applications in Montgomery County is November 30, 2022. The Montgomery County Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Management still has money left in a Community Development Block Grant […]

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]]> 466010 Mythbusters: Common Misperceptions about Flooding in Harris County https://houstonnewmedia.org/mythbusters-common-misperceptions-about-flooding-in-harris-county/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mythbusters-common-misperceptions-about-flooding-in-harris-county Mon, 20 Jun 2022 17:44:01 +0000 https://reduceflooding.com/?p=33227 Since Hurricane Harvey, I’ve continually run into several widely held misperceptions about flooding in Harris County. As we head into another hurricane season, let’s set the record straight about the most common myths. Some of the facts below have been adapted from information provided by the Harris County Flood Control District. MYTH: The Harris County […]

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