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Flickinger Provides Updates on Lake Houston Gates, Dredging District

6/18/25 – While speaking to the Kingwood Executive Group this morning, Houston District E City Council Member Fred Flickinger reassured members that the project to add more flood gates to the Lake Houston Dam was on track. He said that the engineering and environmental survey work should be completed by the end of this year […]

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HCFCD Briefs Community on Last Cypress Creek Major Maintenance Project

6/27/25 – In a virtual public meeting tonight, the Harris County Flood Control District (HCFCD) briefed the public on the last Cypress Creek Major Maintenance Project associated with the 2018 Flood Bond. The project name: Cypress Creek Channel Rehabilitation and Stormwater Detention Basin, Main Stem, Batch 5. Batch 5 consists of two smaller packages: Currently, […]

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In Praise of Education, Preservation as Flood-Mitigation Strategies

6/16/25 – Not many people understand the value of education and preservation as a flood-mitigation strategies. Leaving land near waterways in its natural state costs a tiny fraction of building giant detention basins after people flood. Plus the natural land provides recreation for people and habitat for wildlife. The people who built communities like Kingwood […]

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Demolition of Old Westbound Lanes Begins on Northpark

6/14/25 – In the NorthPark Drive expansion project last week, the traffic switch originally scheduled for 6/6 finally happened on 6/10. Since then, demolition of the old westbound lanes on Northpark between Loop 494 and US59 has begun. In other Northpark news, contractors are laying rebar in preparation for a concrete pour between Public Storage […]

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U.S. Disaster Assistance History Shows Constant Change

6/13/25 – We had a decentralized system of disaster assistance for almost 200 years before FEMA. But more than 60% of the U.S. population has never known life without FEMA. So my post about President Trump’s intention to dismantle the agency caused considerable fear and anxiety. This post may help reassure those people. While change […]

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Harris County’s Appalling Lack of Transparency

6/12/25 – As Harris County begins setting its budget for 2026, a number of events have underscored the County’s appalling lack of transparency. For example: Projected $270 Million Shortfall and Tax Increase The County has a mandatory deadline of September 30, 2025 to set its budget for the next fiscal year. And this year won’t […]

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Trump Plans to Eliminate FEMA after 2025 Hurricane Season

6/11/2025 – President Donald Trump has provided the most specific timeline yet for his plans to eliminate FEMA. He says he will phase out the agency after this hurricane season ends on November 30. According to news reports on CNN and ABC, Trump says he will shift responsibility for disaster relief onto states. Some Funding […]

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City Shows Appreciation for Median Madness Volunteers

6/10/25 – City of Houston Council Members Fred Flickinger and Twila Carter threw an “appreciation party” yesterday for dozens of Median Madness volunteers who came out to help trim back vines. The event was at a relatively new eatery in Kingwood Town Center. It’s called Parry’s Pizzeria and Taphouse. Despite torrential rains that forced the […]

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