Federal lawmakers have allocated $5 million for the long-planned initiative, which would create a coastal barrier system to protect the Houston region and its petrochemical industry from storm surge.

Of all the hazards that hurricanes bring, storm surge is the greatest threat to life and property along the coast. It can sweep homes off their foundations, flood riverside communities miles inland, ...

BRIDGE CITY — Thursday, September 13th, will mark the ten-year anniversary of Hurricane Ike making landfall in Southeast Texas. Thousands of homes remained underwater following a 13-foot storm surge ...