Aug. 25-29, 2017: Four Years After Hurricane Harvey

Is Houston Ready for the Next One?

Four years ago, Houston experienced the worst rainstorm in the nation’s history. Hurricane Harvey’s 50 inches of rain flooded 150,000 homes. Voters responded by approving $2.5 billion in drainage improvements. Some flood control work has been completed; some remains on this vital to-do list.

“We’re doing it as quickly as possible,” Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo told the AP during hurricane season last September. “And these storms keep coming.”