Flood-prone Harris County has had a flooding warning system since the 1980s, but only about 14,000 of its 5 million residents are signed up to receive alerts.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/public-safety/2025/07/16/526554/small-percentage-of-harris-county-residents-registered-for-flood-control-districts-warning-alerts/

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Heavy storms brought standing water to several roadways in Dickinson

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/weather/2024/07/26/494888/heavy-storms-brought-standing-water-to-several-roadways-in-dickinson/

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Since Hurricane Harvey in 2017, more than 200 flood-prone Houston homes have been earmarked for federal grant funding so they can be elevated off the ground level. None of them have been raised to this point.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/flooding/2024/02/02/476380/houston-city-council-extends-2016-flood-mitigation-grant-program-as-hundreds-many-more-homes-wait-to-be-elevated/

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