Posted on · El Paso and Harris counties joined cities in Tennessee and Ohio in the suit arguing the new requirements are unconstitutional and would cost millions to implement.
Posted on · As the city gears up for hurricane season, local activists and community members gathered to share their stories of surviving natural disasters.
Posted on · According to preliminary findings by Rice University researchers, Harris County Precinct 3 would see a more than 100% increase in the number of homes in a floodplain under a proposed FEMA map.
Posted on · The study highlighted eight different cities from Houston, which flooded in 2017’s Hurricane Harvey, to New York, which was inundated in 2012’s Superstorm Sandy.
Posted on · For our busy Houston commuters, we have – The Commuter Cut – a special 40-minute version of our show to listen to during your journey home.
Posted on · The proposed map -- which was quietly released on the agency's site two weeks ago and intended for technical reviews by floodplain administrators -- marks a major revision in Harris County's flood risk zones that haven't seen a comprehensive update in nearly 20 years.
Posted on · On Monday's show: We discuss the implications of new FEMA flood maps for the Houston area. And veterinarian Dr. Lori Teller answers questions about pets.
Posted on · The filing -- part of a lawsuit filed in the Northern District of California with other government agencies last year -- seeks an order that would restrict the Department of Homeland Security's ability to direct sweeping layoffs in the emergency management agency.
Posted on · Thousands of employees whose contracts end this year will lose their jobs, FEMA managers said at personnel meetings this week. The cuts could hobble the nation's disaster agency.
Posted on · According to Politico, federal officials could relocate the agency here and tap Texas Division of Emergency Management Chief Nim Kidd to lead it.
Posted on · President Donald Trump said in June that he wants to eliminate the Federal Emergency Management Agency and transfer the responsibility for disaster management entirely to the states. Subsequent statements by Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem indicate that’s still very much on the table.
Posted on · Major Philip Swyers with the Salvation Army said the organization is anticipating being in the area for up to two years, "or until the funds run out."
Posted on · The Legislature will look at proposals for emergency preparedness in a special session that was already planned over hemp laws. A bill to help build emergency systems failed in the spring.
Posted on · As the public scrutinizes parts of the Hill Country for a lack of sirens during the July 4 floods, Crockett turned its own tragedy into preparedness.
Posted on · The data also highlights critical risks in other areas along the Guadalupe River in Kerr County, and nationwide as many Americans have a flood risk they are not aware of.
