homes built in floodplains - HoustonNewMedia.org https://houstonnewmedia.org/tag/homes-built-in-floodplains/ Building "Bridges" Across the Bayou City! Mon, 06 Oct 2025 01:29:26 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://i0.wp.com/houstonnewmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/cropped-cropped-Houston.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 homes built in floodplains - HoustonNewMedia.org https://houstonnewmedia.org/tag/homes-built-in-floodplains/ 32 32 103504436 Investigation Finds 65,000 Homes Built in Region’s Floodplains Since Harvey https://houstonnewmedia.org/investigation-finds-65000-homes-built-in-regions-floodplains-since-harvey/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=investigation-finds-65000-homes-built-in-regions-floodplains-since-harvey Mon, 06 Oct 2025 01:29:26 +0000 https://reduceflooding.com/?p=53882 10/5/25 – A Houston Chronicle article last month by investigative reporter Yilun Cheng found that 65,000 homes were built in Houston area floodplains since Hurricane Harvey. This six-minute ABC13 interview with Cheng captures the highlights of her research. Cheng’s Key Findings Cheng found that builders have constructed more than 65,000 new properties in flood zones […]

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