The long-envisioned Ike Dike project entails constructing a multifaceted coastal barrier system off the coast of Galveston that would help protect the Houston region and its petrochemical industry ...

The Coastal Texas Project, commonly known as the “Ike Dike,” has been in the works since Hurricane Ike devastated Galveston in 2008. Gov. Greg Abbott has signed a bill into law that will create a ...

Texas officials continued the largest rescue operation in state history, taking thousands of people out of flood-ravaged towns. Video and photo reports from around the region that was hit by Hurricane ...

In fatal aftermath of Hurricane Ike, thousands of Texas residents seek relief. Sept. 15, 2008 — -- As frustrations mount over delays in providing basic supplies to survivors of Hurricane Ike, the ...

Drawing energy from the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico, the strengthening storm was expected to blow ashore early Saturday somewhere between Corpus Christi and Houston, with some forecasts saying ...

It was expected to turn toward Arkansas later in the day and become a tropical storm. Because Ike was so huge, hurricane winds pounded the coast for hours before landfall and continued through the ...

A major hurricane could shut down one of the country’s largest energy and petrochemical hubs. But a decadeslong effort to boost protection remains largely unfunded. HOUSTON — The Gulf Coast — and its ...