Can Houston prevent disaster when the next storm comes?

Houston, known as the Bayou City, is no stranger to flooding. But the record-breaking rains and devastating deluge of Hurricane Harvey helped expose a disconnect between developers building...

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JOHN YANG: We return to our series on the state of hurricane recovery efforts in Houstonfive months after Hurricane Harvey.In our first reports, we profiled two sets of homeowners who are still trying to gettheir lives back to normal.In his final report on life after the storm, Hari Sreenivasan explores what changes leaderssay are needed to avoid another disaster, and who should pay for them.HARI SREENIVASAN: In Northeast Houston, Jackie White and her husband, Michael, are repairingtheir home, which flooded during Harvey.This is the second time they have gone through all of this, despite being outside the federallydesignated floodplain.Jackie's holding out hope the government will buy her out, so she can move some place safer.JACKIE WHITE, Flood Victim: I have t...
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