Of the 5.2 million people in Harris County, only about 44,000 are signed up for the Harris County Flood District’s flood warning system alerts. The text messaging system doesn’t provide a forecast; ...

Harris County is facing a $1 billion shortfall in its flood control projects despite having $5.2 billion in total funding, including a $2.5 billion voter-approved bond from 2018.

A majority of Harris County residents are not signed up to receive alerts from the Harris County Flood Control District's Flood Warning System, despite living in the flood-prone region. Only ...

Editor's note: Only 44,000 residents are signed up to receive alerts from the Harris County Control District's Flood Warning System. An earlier version of this story stated 14,000 were signed up.

But representatives of the Harris County Flood Control District revealed that 34 of those projects, including ones in the most flood-prone areas of the county, will need more money.

Mike Iscovitz takes a look at flood risks across the country and new flood warning systems for Harris County. Plus, JD shares a Hurricane Gear Test for an EcoFlow power station.

FRIENDSWOOD, Texas -- The Harris County Flood Control District is set to begin the $5.5 million Clear Creek watershed project to reduce the risk of flooding, with the focus on excavating the ...

The Federal Emergency Management Agency awarded the Harris County Flood Control District nearly $250 million in federal funds for sediment removal in eight watersheds, officials announced in an ...

A map on the Harris County Flood Control District website shows projects in progress, but they’re not all bond projects and the cost, detail, and projected completion date aren’t listed.

Harris County is facing a $1 billion shortfall in its flood control projects despite having $5.2 billion in total funding, including a $2.5 billion voter-approved bond from 2018.