Chron: Flooding is an issue with no cheap solution

THE CHRON'S MIKE SNYDER reports on an increasingly important topic in Houston, Texas: Flood control.

As the subheadline notes, it's "an issue with no cheap solution." And as Houston continues to grow, our flood-control issues will grow also (and may already be more critical than, say, traffic congestion, which we have managed relatively well given our growth). Further complicating matters, Houston is broke.