As rising sea levels, storm surge and sinking ground increase the ... a massive gate system planned for Galveston Bay that is now expected to surpass its original $34 billion budget estimate.

Part of a larger $7 billion initiative, the improvements at Port Arthur, Texas, will protect the area’s petroleum processing ...

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District selected 15 firms to compete for jobs on a multiple award task order ...

According to the National Weather Service, Hurricane Beryl made landfall in Texas as a Category 1 storm in the early hours of Monday, July 8 "Life-threatening storm surge and strong winds are ...

Higher seas could increase the magnitude of damage a hurricane-driven storm surge inflicts on the numerous chemical plants and refineries clustered along the Houston Ship Channel, upstream from ...

A seawall in Galveston buffers storm surge from the Gulf ... surge along the coastline and surge into the bay. To protect the coastline, it proposes restoring beaches and dunes, raising the ...

The long-envisioned Ike Dike project entails constructing a multifaceted coastal barrier system off the coast of Galveston that ... industry from the storm surge associated with a powerful hurricane.