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Batches 1 and 2 of Cypress Creek Major-Maintenance Projects Completed, More to Come

Harris County Flood Control District (HCFCD) has essentially completed Batches 1 and 2 of Cypress Creek major maintenance projects, according to District spokesperson Karen Hastings. On 9/12/22, I photographed the freshly repaired and reseeded channel K131-00-00 (Spring Gully) at Cypresswood Drive, one of the last projects in Batch #1. See the pictures below. Such projects […]

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Dems Deprive Republican Precincts of Services

Late in the afternoon on 9/13/22, my phone started blowing up. Frantic callers asked, “Are you watching Commissioners Court?” I wasn’t unfortunately. I was working on a post about the completion of a flood-mitigation project. But my priorities quickly changed when I learned that the three Democrats (Garcia, Ellis and Hidalgo) voted – as a […]

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Batch 3 of Cypress Creek Major Maintenance Projects Ramping Up

Harris County Flood Control District has essentially completed the first two batches of major maintenance projects along Cypress Creek tributaries and is ramping up for the third, according to District spokesperson Karen Hastings. Current Batch to Cost about $10.8 Million Construction costs for Batch 3 should total about $10.8 million. Batch 3 includes 11 channels. […]

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New Humble ISD Ag Barn Construction Complete

During Hurricane Harvey, the Humble ISD Ag Barn at Deer Ridge Park flooded badly. Shortly thereafter, the school board made a decision to move the ag barn facility to higher ground using money from the 2018 bond. Since then, the district purchased 7 acres of land at the intersection of Ford and Mills Branch Roads […]

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New Humble ISD Ag Barn Construction Complete

During Hurricane Harvey, the Humble ISD Ag Barn at Deer Ridge Park flooded badly. Shortly thereafter, the school board made a decision to move the ag barn facility to higher ground using money from the 2018 bond. Since then, the district purchased 7 acres of land at the intersection of Ford and Mills Branch Roads […]

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Bad Name? “Docks” Center Still Mostly Empty

Almost three years after completion, Lovett Commercial’s 28,000 square foot retail center named Kingwood Docks still has only two small tenants. Both are fitness oriented: StretchLab and YogaSix. Together they occupy only about 3,500 square feet. Unfortunately, the rest of the center remains vacant despite a resurgence of retail leasing in the Kingwood Town Center […]

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