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First Concrete Poured for Northpark Drive Expansion

Earlier this week, contractors poured the first concrete for Northpark Drive expansion. It was for the first of several new outbound lanes at US59. Crews are doing both surface and subgrade work, moving back east towards Chick-Fil-A. Stormwater Retention Basin Progress Elsewhere along Northpark, excavation work continued on the south pond. The twin ponds will […]

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Paxton Slams Colony Ridge with Massive, Multi-Count Lawsuit

On 3/14/24, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a 48-page lawsuit against Colony Ridge, its owners and affiliates. The lawsuit, filed in United States District Court, alleges the defendants engaged in a variety of deceptive practices that violated the: The lawsuit claims that the sprawling community a few minutes northeast of Houston in Liberty County […]

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New Flood Warning System in Bryan Will Save Lives

The Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) has released a story about a new flood warning system in Bryan that will save lives and protect property. TWDB helped fund the system, which reportedly cost a fraction of most hardscape projects. The system consists of sensors on bridges that are linked to flashing lights. They warn motorists […]

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Forecasters Predict Very Active 2024 Hurricane Season in Gulf

In January, I published a post about a British firm, TropicalStormRisk.com, that predicted an extreme 2024 hurricane season. It’s still early in the year, so any forecasts have a higher-than-normal degree of uncertainty. However, more and more forecasters and model runs are pointing to the alignment of several factors that increase hurricane/tropical activity. They include […]

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River Grove Boat Launch Silting In Again

After being dredged twice since Hurricane Harvey in 2017, the River Grove boat launch is silting in again already. Recently, boaters started sending in pictures of boats that ran aground before reaching the main channel of the San Jacinto West Fork. Increasingly Frequent Need for Dredging The Army Corps dredged the area by the boat launch in […]

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River Grove Boat Launch Silting In Again Already

After being dredged twice since Hurricane Harvey in 2017, the River Grove boat launch is silting in again already. Recently, boaters started sending in pictures of boats that ran aground before reaching the main channel of the San Jacinto West Fork. Increasingly Frequent Need for Dredging The Army Corps dredged the area by the boat […]

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New Kings River Development Gets a Buzz Cut

Those who have fond memories of boot camp in the military may appreciate the buzz-cut look of Meritage Homes’ new development in Kings River. These photographs, taken on Sunday 3/10/24, speak for themselves. Industrial-Scale Terraforming Contractors have shorn vegetation from the area, except for a thin strip of trees around part of the perimeter. The […]

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Upstream Watersheds’ Relative Contributions to Lake Houston Area Flooding

What are upstream watersheds’ relative contributions to Lake Houston Area Flooding? During a flood, where does all the water come from? Of course, it depends on how much rain falls where and when, and how long it takes to concentrate downstream. Rainfall is rarely uniform across an entire region. But still, when considering hundreds of […]

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Entergy Ignores City Deadline to Move Northpark Power Lines

Today, Entergy missed yet another deadline in a long series of deadlines to move its power lines to make room for Northpark Drive expansion. On February 6, the City of Houston sent a letter to Entergy, demanding that the company move its power lines out of the City’s right of way within 30 days. That […]

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TxDOT, LHRA Engage Kingwood at Northpark Phase II Meeting

On 3/7/24, TxDOT, the Lake Houston Redevelopment Authority/TIRZ10 and the City of Houston hosted an open house at the Kingwood Community Center to share detailed project plans at a Northpark Phase II Meeting. The informal “come-and-go-when-you want” style of the meeting gave authorities a chance to mingle with residents and solicit their feedback on plans. […]

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