Texas' multibillion-dollar "Ike Dike" project just hit a pivotal milestone with two key design contacts approved to advance the massive coastal barrier, marking the first real step toward building the ...

A direct Ike-level or stronger hit could disrupt global energy markets, damage national defense assets, and cripple supply chains. Supporters argue the Ike Dike is not merely a coastal project—it is a ...

The district charged with overseeing the construction of a massive set of gates across the mouth of Galveston Bay — known as ...

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The Texan capital marches to its own beat, from nightly bat-spotting to food trucks that rival fine-dining restaurants. This quirky vibe is what makes it so magnetic. Even though Austin was, until ...

Ocean City council voted Thursday night in favor of redeveloping the site of the shuttered Gillian's Wonderland Pier on the Jersey Shore town's boardwalk. The 4-3 vote to adopt the resolution is a ...

After a plan to convert the shuttered Gillian's Wonderland Pier site into a luxury resort was rejected this summer, the owner of the former Ocean City, New Jersey, amusement pier called for the site ...

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A worker pumps water out of a flooded street in the Houston area after Hurricane Harvey caused massive flooding on Aug. 26, 2017. The district charged with overseeing the construction of a massive set ...

The Naples Pier rebuild project received its final permit from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Final approval and funding obligation from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is now the ...

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