Houston Approves New Post-Harvey Flood Construction Rule

HOUSTON (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — The City of Houston Houston approved a new building regulation that will dictate how high new homes and other structures must be elevated to avoid floodwaters.
The regulation, approved by a vote of 9-7 during a sometimes contentious City Council meeting Wednesday, comes more than seven months after Hurricane Harvey flooded thousands of homes in the nation’s fourth-largest city.
Under the rule, new structures in the 100-year and 500-year flood plains would be