Every house should have a basement. Of course you don’t want the water table to rise up too far…flooding is not fun. JFK had fallout shelters for fear of Nuclear War. Underground rooms are ultra insulated. Long live the basement. For the wealthy, it is just another kid’s playhouse. Ant colonies are cool. Underground cities are just ant colonies for humans. Basements are cool; attics are hot.
Not many places in Texas have basements. Tornado shelters yes..