While FEMA has improved the accuracy and accessibility of the maps over time with better data, digital tools and community ...

Federal emergency authorities removed dozens of structures from a Texas summer camp s official flood hazard map in the years ...

FEMA removed dozens of Camp Mystic buildings from its 100-year floodplain map for Kerr County, the AP reports.

Overdevelopment in flood-prone areas and inadequate mapping from the Federal Emergency Management Agency likely contributed to the tragedy that unfolded in central Texas July 4, when sudden flooding ...

The data also highlights critical risks in other areas along the Guadalupe River in Kerr County, and nationwide as many ...

At least 12 structures at Camp Mystic along the Guadalupe River were fully within FEMA’s 2011 National Flood Insurance map ...

Oversight was loosened as the camp operated and expanded in a dangerous flood plain in the years before the floods, a review ...

Federal regulators repeatedly granted appeals to remove Camp Mystic’s buildings from their 100-year flood map, loosening ...

Cities and counties can strengthen their defenses — even on tight budgets —  with smarter maps, stronger codes and regional ...

FEMA previously approved an appeal from Camp Mystic to exclude 15 of its buildings near the Guadalupe River from what is called a Special Flood Hazard Area.

Texans can check their home's flood risk using FEMA’s Flood Map Service, local floodplain administrators, and insurance tools to prepare for future flood events like those in Harris County. The post ...