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Reduce Flooding: HCFCD Picking Up Last of Beryl Debris from Bens Branch

2/25/25 ā€“ Today, Harris County Flood Control District (HCFCD) began picking up remaining Hurricane Beryl Debris from Bens Branch in Kingwood. The cleanup effort began on Tree Lane across from Bear Branch Elementary. More than 600 children in grades K-5 attend school there. The delayed cleanup effort illustrates the need for community leaders and Flood [ā€¦]

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Reduce Flooding: The High Cost of Living Downstream from Sand Mines

2/24/25 ā€“ Yesterday, I posted pictures and video of a river of muck hundreds of feet wide that has poured out of Hallett Materials 170-acre settling pond into the San Jacinto West Forkā€¦for a full year. Today, Iā€™ll talk about the high cost of living downstream from that situation. But Hallett has even more environmental [ā€¦]

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Reduce Flooding: Hallett Mine Leaking into West Fork for Full Year

2/23/2025 ā€“ The mammoth Hallett Sand Mine has been leaking continuously into the San Jacinto West Fork for a year, according to neighbors. I first reported this particular leak on February 9, 2024. But itā€™s only one of several problems at the same mine. And the cost of dredging downstream from it is now approaching [ā€¦]

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Reduce Flooding: UPRR Getting Rails Ready for Northpark Closure

2/21/25 ā€“ The UnionPacific Railroad (UPRR) has started preparing rails that it will place in one 200-foot long section across 10 lanes of Northpark Drive traffic. The closure of Northpark for the installation is still scheduled for March 5-7. UPRR is prepping the rails in the old northbound lanes of Loop 494 immediately north of [ā€¦]

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Reduce Flooding: Median Madness Postponed Due to Weather, Now March 8

2/20/25 ā€“ Houston City Council Member Fred Flickinger has postponed Round 2 of Median Madness because of weather predictions. Instead of February 22, the City will now hold the event on March 8 from 8:30 AM to 12:00 PM. Median Madness is a volunteer event in which Kingwood residents work with City crews to clear [ā€¦]

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Reduce Flooding: 8 Harris County Department Heads Make More Than U.S. President

2/19/25 ā€“ Eight Harris County department heads make more in salary than the President of the United States. All are women or minorities. The mega salaries go to the heads of the: Moreover, 17 Harris County department heads make more than U.S. cabinet-level officials such as the Secretaries of Defense, State, Homeland Security, Commerce, etc., [ā€¦]

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Reduce Flooding: Looking Back at Abbott Directives to Reduce Flooding in Lake Houston Area

2/18/2025 ā€“ Seven years ago, Texas Governor Greg Abbott took an aerial tour of the Lake Houston Area and the San Jacinto River to view the extent of Hurricane Harvey devastation. Afterwards, he met with area leaders and elected officials at the Kingwood Community Center. Together, they announced a list of seven actions that they [ā€¦]

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Reduce Flooding: Some County Department Heads Receive Massive Pay Increases Despite Performance Issues

2/16/2025 ā€“ Comparing data recently obtained via a public information request to previous sources available online shows current pay rates and increases for Harris County Department heads. One head now receives more than half of a million dollars per year. Another seven receive more than $400,000 per year. And some pay increases exceed the entire [ā€¦]

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Reduce Flooding: Mark Your Calendar: Median Madness Round 2, Northpark Closure

2/14/25 ā€“ Mark your calendars, Kingwood residents. Two important upcoming events will affect most of you: Median Madness Round 2 and a total Northpark Drive closure lasting 3-days at the UnionPacific Railroad near Loop 494. Here are details of each. Median Madness Round 2 City Council Member Fred Flickinger has organized another vine trimming event [ā€¦]

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Reduce Flooding: Meritage Site Overflows Despite Detention Basin

2/13/25 ā€“ Phase I of the new 40-acre Meritage development in Atascocita between Pinehurst and Kings River overflowed after less than two inches of rain on Tuesday 2/11/25. Approximately an inch of that fell in a half hour. While that is a pretty heavy downpour, it still falls short of the 1.43 inches per half [ā€¦]

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