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Flood-prone Houston faces hard choices for handling too much water

  • Written by Ivis García, Associate Professor of Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning, Texas A&M University
Flood-prone Houston faces hard choices for handling too much waterA roadside assistance vehicle is swamped by floodwaters on a Houston highway in 2024.Brandon Bell/Getty Images

Eight years after Hurricane Harvey devastated Houston in 2017, flooding hundreds of thousands of homes, the city still awaits a comprehensive flood protection system. The local flood control district estimates that at least one major flood...

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