Over 65,000 new properties have been developed in Greater Houston floodplains since Harvey. Experts say reversing the trend will take more consistent rules.
Even after Hurricane Harvey exposed the dangers of building in flood-prone areas, tens of thousands of new homes have continued to rise in Greater Houston's high-risk flood zones.
The storm made its third landfall Wednesday morning, west of Cameron, Louisiana. — -- Thousands of people likely remain stranded, and an estimated 30,000 to 40,000 homes have been destroyed in ...