Before buying land in a floodplain, it’s crucial to understand flood maps, access issues, and elevation. This guide explains ...

The groups also want lawmakers to examine land-use practices and consider ways to protect natural resources, which they say ...

Lexi Churchill and Lomi Kriel, ProPublica and The Texas Tribune This article is co-published with The Texas Tribune, a ...

The first State Flood Plan, published last year, identified $54 billion in flood mitigation, warning and data needs. The ...

Labour leader Chris Hipkins said homeowners couldn't be left alone, and many of the issues raised by the report were due ...

Austin has dozens of low-water crossings that can flood during heavy rains. But money is tight and the city is only able to ...

FEMA’s maps are essential tools for identifying flood risks, but they have significant gaps that limit their effectiveness.

The Waco City Council on Tuesday reviewed a newly redrawn federal flood risk map for Waco that was born from years of hydrologic studies of local waterways.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency has revised the floodplain risk maps that decide whether property owners have to buy flood insurance, and a city-led study may lead to further map ...

Roanoke’s updated Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) floodplain maps have been approved and a little more than half of total properties were unaffected by the new maps, according to a ...

The data also highlights critical risks in other areas along the Guadalupe River in Kerr County, and nationwide as many ...

The westbound Loop 410 access road is within a 100-year floodplain where it runs parallel with Beitel Creek, as shown on draft flood plain maps.