Wednesday, June 17, 2026
Latest:

HoustonNewMedia.org

Building "Bridges" Across the Bayou City!

Author: Reduce Flooding

News
Reduce Flooding

Construction Update: New Caney High School #3 Site Going Green and Gray

South of Kingwood’s HCA Medical Center, contractors have made slow but steady progress on the site for New Caney High School #3 between Sorters-McClellan Road and US59. I reported last November that they were pouring concrete. They still are. But there’s a lot more of it on the ground of the 80+ acre site. About […]

The post Construction Update: New Caney High School #3 Site Going Green and Gray appeared first on Reduce Flooding.

Read More
News
Reduce Flooding

Taylor Gully Excavation, Repairs Now Focusing on Area Downstream from Maple Bend Bridge

Harris County Flood Control District’s current excavation/repair project on Taylor Gully is nearing its downstream limit. The project began in January upstream from the Maple Bend Bridge. Drone photos below taken on 3/19/21 show the extent of work downstream from the bridge. The project has two main objectives: 1) restore the conveyance of the ditch, […]

The post Taylor Gully Excavation, Repairs Now Focusing on Area Downstream from Maple Bend Bridge appeared first on Reduce Flooding.

Read More
News
Reduce Flooding

National Hurricane Center Starting Tropical Weather Outlooks Two Weeks Earlier

Even if you don’t believe in climate change, the way the National Hurricane Center (NHC) covers tropical weather will change this year. Until now, NHC began issuing regular tropical weather outlooks on June 1st. Now they will start two weeks earlier. The National Hurricane Center will begin regular tropical weather outlooks starting on May 15 […]

The post National Hurricane Center Starting Tropical Weather Outlooks Two Weeks Earlier appeared first on Reduce Flooding.

Read More
News
Reduce Flooding

Construction Update: Steel Going up for New Kingwood Middle School

In 2018, Humble ISD voters approved a $575 million bond referendum. One of the projects involves a complete rebuild of Kingwood Middle School with an open, airy feeling; much larger classrooms; and unlike the old school, a large detention pond. Three years later, it’s starting to look real. I took all photos below on March […]

The post Construction Update: Steel Going up for New Kingwood Middle School appeared first on Reduce Flooding.

Read More
News
Reduce Flooding

Sunset Commission Recommends SJRA Improvements, But Tiptoes Around Key Issues

On January 21, 2021, the Texas Sunset Commission released its “Staff Report with Commission Decisions” on the San Jacinto River Authority (SJRA). The 53-page report generally gave the SJRA a good review, but recommended that it: Improve trust through better communications, public outreach, openness and transparency Receive better value by improving contracting processes The Commission […]

The post Sunset Commission Recommends SJRA Improvements, But Tiptoes Around Key Issues appeared first on Reduce Flooding.

Read More
News
Reduce Flooding

Rep. Metcalf Introduces Bills to Deny Downstream Representation on SJRA Board

Texas State Representative Will Metcalf from Conroe has introduced two bills in the 87th Legislature that would affect the composition of the San Jacinto River Authority (SJRA) Board. The two bills have major differences. One calls for the election of Board members. In case that fails, the other recommends how the Governor should appoint directors. […]

The post Rep. Metcalf Introduces Bills to Deny Downstream Representation on SJRA Board appeared first on Reduce Flooding.

Read More
News
Reduce Flooding

New Bayou Greenway Now Connects Kingwood, Forest Cove

The Houston Parks Board’s newest leg of the San Jacinto Bayou Greenway is nearing completion. Construction started near River Grove Park in Kingwood and is working its way west toward Harris County Precinct 4’s new Edgewater Park at US59. First Leg Now Concreted, Others Under Construction The first leg of the concrete trail connects River […]

The post New Bayou Greenway Now Connects Kingwood, Forest Cove appeared first on Reduce Flooding.

Read More
News
Reduce Flooding

Flood Notes: Quick Updates on Multiple Flood Related Topics

Below are updates on seven flood-related topics from around the Lake Houston Area and Texas. Plugging of Noxxe Wells in Forest Cove Delayed Peter Fisher of the Texas Railroad Commission reports that its Oil & Gas Division is about eight to 10 weeks away from plugging the NOXXE wells in Forest Cove. Noxxe abandoned the […]

The post Flood Notes: Quick Updates on Multiple Flood Related Topics appeared first on Reduce Flooding.

Read More
News
Reduce Flooding

Easy Way to Track New Developments Near You

If you live in the City of Houston or within its extra-territorial jurisdiction (ETJ), the City provides an easy way for you to track the progress of new developments near you. Step One: Go To the Plat-Tracker Map The City provides an interactive map based on geographic information system (GIS) technology. In your browser, go […]

The post Easy Way to Track New Developments Near You appeared first on Reduce Flooding.

Read More