It was one of thousands of structures that flooded during Hurricane Harvey, and now, after nearly a decade, a community staple in Dickinson is back open.
The call for preparedness particularly hits southeast Texas hard after Hurricane Harvey caused massive issues for the Arkema plant, which led to years of litigation.
Eight years after Hurricane Harvey devastated the Houston area, some families are still waiting on federal aid to fix their damaged homes.
After losing out on millions of Hurricane Harvey federal disaster dollars due to its own mismanagement, the City of Houston is now trying to save what it can of the allotment.
Jennifer Mathieu said she was inspired to write "Down Came the Rain" after she noticed the effect extreme storms in the area had on her students.
After Hurricane Harvey, voters approved raising more than $2 billion on projects to reduce flooding. The problem now is that the flood control district has too many tools and not enough ways to keep them sharp.