Living in perpetual fear of the next big flood, Houstonians pay $40 million a year for flood insurance policies guaranteed by the federal government. The city is taking steps to try to reduce the ...

WASHINGTON — Whether it was flooding in Texas earlier this week because of Tropical Storm Nicolas or Hurricane Ida's destruction which stretched from neighborhoods in Louisiana to interstates in the ...

The new designation reflects the city’s work to improve drainage planning, flood mitigation and floodplain management, Mayor ...

When the US Federal Emergency Management Agency overhauled rates for millions of homeowners in the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), in 2021, the goal was to end decades of underpricing and to ...

Rate reductions depend on federal report stalled by government funding dispute ...

While a flood insurance policy can cost $1,000 or more, this protection may help you avoid damage that sets you back tens of thousands of dollars.