HOUSTON, TX – AUGUST 30: Flooded homes are shown near the Barker reservoir following Hurricane Harvey August 30, 2017, in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

(Bloomberg) — The U.S. government may be on the hook for as much as $1 billion after a federal judge found it responsible for the flooding of thousands of homes and businesses in Houston during Hurricane Harvey in 2017.

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