33K views · 258 reactions | Video from KPRC in Houston shows people in the Houston area being rescued from their cars in the middle of flash floods caused by heavy rain from Tropical Storm Beta. Always remember in flood conditions to turn around, don't drown. | KXAN News | Facebook

13K views · 80 reactions | Wow!  Here's what some areas look like with the heavy rain passing over. As we work on tracking the front, click here to view live updates throughout the day. https://abc13.com/weather/when-the-cold-front-and-storms-are-expected-today/39346/ | ABC13 Houston | Facebook

Houston can’t wait decades for flood protection. Three years after Congress officially authorized $57 billion Ike Dike proposal, the feds haven’t given the Army Corps of Engineers the funding to build it. Every hurricane season puts us at risk. Editorial writer Nick Powell writes that waiting on a coastal barrier that would take 20 years to build reflects a lack of urgency. There are a series of smaller, faster flood mitigation solutions that we should greenlight immediately to protect our vulne