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The Texas Tribune
The Texas Tribune
National
By Jess Huff

A Texas landowner can sue the state for flood damage to his property, U.S. Supreme Court rules

An abandoned car sits in floodwaters in a residential neighborhood in Beaumont September 5, 2017, 11 days days after Hurricane Harvey ravaged the Texas Coast. Thousands of residents continue to live in shelters almost two weeks after the storm.
An abandoned car sits in floodwaters in a residential neighborhood in Beaumont in 2017, 11 days days after Hurricane Harvey ravaged the Texas Coast. A property owner sued Texas for damages to his property in nearby Chambers County following changes to Interstate 10. (Credit: Bob Daemmrich for The Texas Tribune.)

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