flooding
Residents and developers are invited to weigh in today and tomorrow on a proposed Dallas development code change that would limit impervious coverage for residential and nonresidential development. Impervious coverage, according to the City of Dallas, is any surface that prevents or substantially impedes the natural infiltration of stormwater into the ground, and includes, but…
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By Erin Douglas The Texas Tribune Almost 6 million Texans, or about 20 percent of the population, live in an area susceptible to flooding, according to first-of-its-kind data gathered as part of a statewide effort to harden Texas against floods and rising sea levels. The analysis is part of the Texas Water Development Board’s first…
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Tenants of a Lower Greenville complex say Monday’s rainfall damaged apartments and the developer is not assuming responsibility. Tenants of an apartment complex in Dallas’ Lower Greenville say the developer and property manager are trying to not compensate anyone for damages related to Monday’s flooding. The ELE apartments, located on the 5700 block of Richmond…
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It’s a rude awakening to find out that the house you just bought essentially becomes landlocked as your neighborhood becomes surrounded by inches of slow-to-drain water during a hard rain. That’s what some new Dallas-Fort Worth homeowners found out this morning as historic rainfall and the accompanying flash flooding affects the North Texas region. In…
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The moment Hurricane Harvey hit, everyone called family and friends to see if they were safe and find out what we could do. My first call was to my friends Suzy and Brian. Brian is a vice president with an energy company. Suzy is a designer and owner of an antique shop. They have two…
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