'Disasters Are a Human Choice' | Texas Counties Have Little Power to Stop Building in Flood-Prone Areas
TEXAS, JUL 9 – Texas counties face challenges regulating floodplain development amid rapid population growth and outdated maps, with nearly 1.3 million homes at risk, state estimates show.
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“Disasters are a human choice”: Texas counties have little power to stop building in flood-prone areas
By Joshua Fechter and Paul Cobler, The Texas Tribune, Graphics by Carla Astudillo, The Texas Tribune July 9, 2025 ““Disasters are a human choice”: Texas counties have little power to stop building in flood-prone areas” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues. Sign up for The Brief, The Texas T…
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