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In Wake of Floods, Higher Insurance Rates Expected

Flooding in Central Texas last month highlighted the possibility that more Texans will be unable to pay for flood insurance if changes to the National Flood Insurance Program move forward.

By Mose Buchele, KUT News
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Joint Task Force-129 crew, Jolly 92, flies over the storm surge that overtook the Bolivar Peninsula bridge near Galveston, Texas, Sept. 12, 2008.
Credit: U.S. Air Force / Master Sgt. Wally Bacio

Flooding in Central Texas last month highlighted the possibility that more Texans will be unable to pay for flood insurance if changes to the National Flood Insurance Program move forward. Read the full story at StateImpact Texas.

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