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4/26/25 – Where does Texas get its money and why does it matter? According to data from the U.S. Census Bureau analyzed by the Pew Foundation, the State of Texas received almost as much revenue from the Federal Government as it did from taxes in 2022. That means that cutbacks in federal spending could affect […]
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Read More4/25/25 – A company called Ryko is proposing building a 5,500 acre development in southern Montgomery County, immediately west of US59. More than half of their land lies in the floodway and floodplains of Spring Creek and the West Fork. The Ryko property is 20 times larger than the Woodridge Village property, which flooded hundreds […]
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Read More4/24/25 – My Weird Nephew Izzy called again this morning. He was all atwitter about Harris County’s new Climate-Justice Plan adopted by Commissioner’s Court on 4/10/25. And he could barely contain his excitement. The Phone Call from Nephew Izzy “They did it, Uncle Bob. They really, finally done did it?” “Did what, Izzy?” “We finally […]
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Read More4/23/25 – At a Town Hall meeting on 4/14/25, Montgomery County Precinct 3 Commissioner Ritch Wheeler implied that Harris County had “approved” a proposed 5,500 acre Ryko floodplain development in MoCo. It did not. Wheeler, who is newly elected, likely misunderstood the outcome of meetings his predecessor held. Documents Clear Up Misunderstanding Harris County Flood […]
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Read More4/22/25 – HCFCD has added Microsoft Power BI capabilities to its website. They let users interactively explore and visualize HCFCD spending by watershed. Data goes back to the start of the 2018 Flood Bond. Users can even sort spending data by: See below. Using those “filters” on the left-hand side of the page instantly reconfigures […]
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Read More4/20/25 – There are far more flood-risk-reduction proposals (studies, projects and strategies) in Texas’ first state flood plan than funds to finance them. Tressa Olsen, Assistant Director of Flood Planning for the Texas Water Development Board spoke about the plan at a meeting of the Society of American Military Engineers on 4/14/25. Altogether, the 15 […]
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Read More4/19/25 – Ryko, a development company, has announced plans to build 7,000 new homes in an environmentally sensitive, flood-prone area immediately west of Kingwood. Moreover, the area already experiences the highest subsidence in the north Houston region. Residents in the area currently use groundwater. Assuming an average household size of 2.5 people, Ryko would add […]
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Read More4/18/25 – Just upstream from the Humble/Kingwood Area, residents of Benders Landing Estates in Montgomery County frequently spot bald eagles flying overhead and resting in trees adjacent to 5,500 acres that Ryko is trying to develop for 7,000 homes. Frequent Eagle Sightings Suggest Nearby Nests Susan Gillespie Marrero of Benders Landing Estates, near the Ryko […]
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Read More4/17/2025 – Montgomery County Precinct 3 Commissioner Ritch Wheeler’s office says he is taking the controversial Townsen Blvd. extension off of the County’s 2025 Road Bond. However, as of 4 P.M. this afternoon, the county’s website does not yet reflect the deletion. The change comes after a Town Hall meeting last night at which the […]
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Read More4/17/2025 – Montgomery County Precinct 3 Commissioner Ritch Wheeler’s office says he is taking the controversial Townsen Blvd. extension off of the County’s 2025 Road Bond. However, as of 4 P.M. this afternoon, the county’s website does not yet reflect the deletion. The change comes after a Town Hall meeting last night at which the […]
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