Dossier
Joan Connor
Coverage of Joan Connor in the Nexus archive.
- They Rebuilt After Texas’ Devastating Floods. Then Their Home Flooded Again.
Joan Connor and David Stearns survived devastating floods in Kerr County, Texas, by clinging to a pergola after the Guadalupe River flood. Despite rebuilding their home, they were subsequently flooded again last month. Reporting revealed that Texas has lagged behind other states in passing stringent elevation rules for buildings at risk of flooding.