Staff from Rice University’s Baker Institute will host a wide-ranging discussion on new FEMA flood maps that could impact thousands of homeowners in Harris County.

The term "100-year flood" sounds like a once-in-a-century event, doesn't it? Here's the thing though. That's not what it means at all - FEMA states that a location in a 100-year flood plain has a one ...

The proposed maps would place hundreds of thousands more families across Harris County within the 100-year and 500-year ...

New flood insurance requirements won't take effect until the maps are finalized in two to three years, county officials said. Here's what to know ahead of hurricane season June 1.

The Williamson County Commissioners Court recently adopted the Atlas 14 Floodplain Mapping Study, marking the county's first ...