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Six Months After Harvey, Plans for a More Flood-Resilient Houston Have a Long Way to Go

Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Larry E. Reid Jr.
An aerial view of the flooding caused by Hurricane Harvey in Houston, Texas, Aug. 31, 2017. Hurricane Harvey formed in the Gulf of Mexico and made landfall in southeastern Texas, bringing record flooding and destruction to the region.

Stricter building regulations have been passed or are in the works, but plans to harden the Houston region against future storms still have to be funded.