Texan aims to future-proof coast
(World News USA)

AUSTIN, Texas -- The man responsible for overseeing Texas` Hurricane Harvey rebuilding efforts sees his job as `future-proofing` before the next disaster, but he isn`t empowered on his own to reshape flood-prone Houston or the state`s vulnerable coastline, which has been walloped by three major hurricanes since 2006. Texas A&M Chancellor John Sharp will face the same political and bureaucratic challenges that have long stalled meaningful improvements in storm protections, and some doubt that even Harvey`s record flooding and huge price tag will bring about real change. `It doesn`t give me very much confidence at all,` Houston resident Steve Sacks said of the prospects that the government...