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A woman drove into Houston floodwaters and "drowned while trying to escape," according to the mayor. Rainfall could reach 50 inches in parts of Texas, the highest ever recorded in the state.

Some California conservatives are setting out to create their own idyllic communities in Texas — neighborhoods that espouse conservative Christian values and politics. Liberals need not apply.

They're a forgotten group — abducted as teens, forced to marry a Boko Haram member and often bearing a child — now free from captivity, but not truly free.

Though the winds have weakened and Hurricane Harvey is now a tropical storm, the situation in Houston is growing more urgent as rains pound Texas.

Ben Philpott of member station KUT in Austin, Texas talks about the response of Houston and Texas officials to flooding caused by Hurricane Harvey.

At least two people in Texas are dead as a result of Harvey, a storm that landed as a category 4 hurricane earlier this week. Houston Public Media reporter Gail Delaughter reports on the flooding.

Flooding across Houston has left many people Stranded. Houston Public Media reporter Andrew Schneider gives an update from inside a building cut off by the water.

A roundup of current government efforts in response to flooding in Houston, Texas and outlaying areas.

Neena Satija is an investigative reporter for the Texas Tribune, reporting on the flooding in Houston. She led a 2016 investigation into the Houston area's lack of preparation for catastrophic flooding events.

NPR's Michel Martin chats with resident Jada Wilson in northeast Houston where she's stuck in her grandparents' home in waist-deep water.