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Flood-prone Houston faces hard choices for handling too much water

By Ivis García, Associate Professor of Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning, Texas A&M University
James M. Kaihatu, Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Texas A&M University
Shannon Van Zandt, Professor of Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning, Texas A&M University

None of the three main options could handle another Hurricane Harvey, but they would give varying benefits based on different sizes, costs and timelines.

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