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Correlation Between Flood Damage, Mitigation Spending Keeps Dropping

8/11/25 – The correlation between flood damage and flood-mitigation spending by HCFCD keeps dropping, indicating an increasing influence of other factors, such as race, on spending. What is Coefficient of Correlation? Coefficient of correlation measures the strength of association between two variables, for instance hours spent studying and exam scores. Statisticians consider a correlation of […]

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Guadalupe Flood Tragedy: How Could It NOT Happen?

8/10/25 – A reader asked me, “How could the July 4 Guadalupe flood tragedy happen?” He sent me an article that quoted an associate professor from Syracuse University who studied FEMA’s flood maps. The professor said that people knew Camp Mystic buildings were in the 100-year floodplain. Then she said, “It’s a mystery to me […]

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Bipartisan FEMA-Reform Bill Introduced in U.S. House

In late July, the U.S. House of Representatives Transportation and Infrastructure Committee introduced a bipartisan FEMA-reform bill. Committee leaders say it “provides the most robust legislative reform of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and federal disaster assistance programs in decades.” The Fixing Emergency Management for Americans (FEMA) Act of 2025 (H.R. 4669) was introduced after feedback the […]

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Mercer Basin Illustrates Risks of HCFCD Slowdown for Quarter Billion in HUD Funding

8/8/25 – The Mercer Stormwater Detention Basin at FM1960 and the Hardy Tollroad along Cypress Creek illustrates the difficulty HCFCD will face as it attempts to build 11 comparable basins in the next year and a half. The Mercer Basin, originally projected to take one year – on an expedited schedule – has taken more […]

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Leadership Crisis in Harris County Government

8/7/25 – Lina Hidalgo threw another temper tantrum in Commissioners Court today, left and never returned. She also received a censure from her colleagues on Court. Worse, Harris County Flood Control District (HCFCD) seems adrift. Current HCFCD leadership seems to have no sense of urgency. Eight years after Harvey, less than a quarter of flood-bond […]

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HCFCD SAFER Study will Cover Half of Harris County

8/6/25 – Harris County Flood Control District (HCFCD) has initiated a large-scale study called SAFER that will involve 11 of the county’s 23 watersheds and benefit two others – Addicks and Barker. SAFER stands for “Solutions for Advancing Floodplain Evaluation and Resilience.” The map below shows the study area. The study does not include the […]

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HCFCD Releases White Paper on Flood-Tunnel Pilot Program

8/5/25 – Harris County Flood Control District (HCFCD) has released a high-level white paper on a flood-tunnel pilot program that could cost several billion dollars. The 15-page white paper lays out a starting point for implementation of the 1,860-page Phase II engineering study released by Black & Veatch in March 2022. The pilot project would […]

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SJRA Unveils 10-Year Flood-Mitigation Plan

8/4/2025 – The San Jacinto River Authority (SJRA) has unveiled a ten-year flood-mitigation plan for the river basin. For the most part, it’s built around continuations of previous efforts. Regardless, it’s interesting to see what SJRA hopes to focus on in the future. The plan contains eight main elements: Let’s look at each. Spring Creek […]

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Can HCFCD Finish DR Projects Worth $323 Million Before Deadline?

8/3/2025 – HCFCD is running out of time to bid and complete Community Development Block Grant Disaster Relief projects before a firm and looming deadline. The county could lose hundreds of millions of dollars in aid if it misses the deadline. Yet, it won’t even bid most of the projects for months. Where Has the […]

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After Five Weeks, Culverts under Kingwood Drive Still Clogged

8/1/2025 – After a month of supposedly working to restore conveyance of blocked culverts under Kingwood Drive, the culverts remain blocked and crews seem in no hurry to remove the sediment. They may be disputing whether they were hired to do that. City Met With Community Representatives in June Five weeks ago, on 6/24/2025, representatives […]

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