Fastest sinking suburb: Katy has sunk roughly 14 inches in 20 years, outpacing all other Houston-area suburbs, due to high groundwater withdrawal. Groundwater use impact: Western Harris County pumps ...

Houston's land is sinking. And its fast-growing population and growing water demands are making it worse in the suburbs. Here is the billion-plus dollar plan to slow subsidence.

One of Houston's fastest-growing suburbs is facing a quieter—and potentially more troubling—transformation beneath the surface. Katy—located west of Houston and long-ranked among the state's ...