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NWS Publishes 2025 Hurricane Guide Tailored for SE Texas

The National Weather Service in Houston has published a 2025 Hurricane Guide tailored for the southeast Texas area. The guide includes information about how to prepare for all hazards associated with hurricanes, including strong winds, storm surge, flooding, and tornadoes. The 38-page guide is filled with helpful tips, explanatory visuals, checklists, evacuation routes, easy-to-read text […]

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May 2025 San Jacinto West Fork Dredging Update

5/1/2025 – My last dredging update was in April. So it’s time for another. Judging by aerial photos, Callan Marine seems to be making steady progress in its San Jacinto West Fork dredging program for the City of Houston. The dredge has moved farther downstream. And the placement area in Huffman next to the Luce […]

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Join the Median Madness on Northpark Drive Saturday.

4/30/25 – District E Houston City Council Member Fred Flickinger has organized another Median Madness event for this coming Saturday, May 3, 2025 from 8:30 AM to noon. This time, however, volunteers will tackle Northpark Drive medians instead of Kingwood Drive’s. Volunteers from previous Median Madness events have enjoyed the sense of community and seeing […]

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Meritage Pumps Muck from Pond Being Excavated Straight Into Storm Sewer

4/29/25 – Meritage contractors were caught on camera this afternoon pumping muck from a pond they were excavating straight into a City storm sewer. Such a practice, while not uncommon, can clog storm sewers and raise flood risk for neighbors. The sequence of six pictures below and a video tell the story. They show the […]

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Pace of Northpark Expansion Accelerating

4/28/2025 – The pace of Northpark expansion has visibly accelerated since March despite several intense rains. Today, crews were working from one end of the project to the other. See the ten pictures below. Project Manager Ralph DeLeon had this to add. “The Kroger’s driveway opened last week.  That location is now complete/permanent with regard […]

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Blocked Ditch Under Kingwood Drive Near High School

4/27/25 – A drainage ditch that runs under Kingwood Drive about a tenth of a mile west of Kingwood High School is blocked. Where the ditch runs through the median, it has become so overgrown, you cannot even see it. Historical images in Google Earth suggest that the City has not cleared the ditch since […]

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Where Texas Gets Its Money and Why It Matters

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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Lengthy Catalog of Concerns about Proposed Ryko Development

4/25/25 – 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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