Spring ISD student breakfast program receives $12.5K nonprofit grant
Spring ISD’s student breakfast program will be receiving a $12,500 boost, thanks to a grant from nonprofit campaign No Kid Hungry Texas.
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Building "Bridges" Across the Bayou City!
Spring ISD’s student breakfast program will be receiving a $12,500 boost, thanks to a grant from nonprofit campaign No Kid Hungry Texas.
Read MoreBayou Land Conservancy (BLC) has announced a conservation easement on 966 acres of critical Lake Creek property in Montgomery County. The property is just northeast of Magnolia on Tranquility Ranch, which is owned by Nathan and Lindy Ingram. BLC started working with the Ingrams in 2015. The conservation easement is across Lake Creek from the […]
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Read MoreAccording to Dr. Mark Wentzel, a hydrologist in the Surface Water Division at the Texas Water Development Board (TWDB), January 2024 weather was much cooler and wetter than normal in the Houston area, but the same was not true across the state. Wentzel issues monthly reports that summarize weather, rainfall (or lack thereof), and water […]
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Read MoreMeritage Homes of Texas LLC, a company based in Scottsdale, Arizona, has begun clearing 40.2 acres between Kings River and Pinehurst of Atascocita. The company will reportedly build 210 homes there – 5.2 per acre. Although the new development is far above floodplains, wetlands cover a large part of the first phase. Two Phases of […]
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Read MoreThe Association of State Flood Plain Managers has an excellent, educational website called FloodRiskReduction.org. In a few pages, it explains floodplains, sources of flooding and how to understand flood risk. It also breaks down 39 flood-mitigation strategies for property owners, buyers, renters, community associations, officials, representatives, and others. Part of the site’s magic is a […]
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Read MoreThe Lake Houston Redevelopment Authority/TIRZ 10 (LHRA/TIRZ) Board Meeting on Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024, focused almost exclusively on issues that have delayed the Northpark expansion project. LHRA/TIRZ also announced lane closures beginning Feb. 19, 2024. One Source of Hold Ups Resolved, Another Remains The Northpark expansion project is designed to move more traffic faster and […]
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Read MoreJust upstream from the blocked drainage ditch at Northpark Drive and the San Jacinto West Fork, Hallett Materials operates the biggest sand mine between I-69 and I-45. The mine complex sprawls across several square miles and has several leaks. During the last flood in January, those leaks likely contributed to sedimentation in the West Fork […]
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Read MoreYet another “RV Resort” is coming to the Kingwood/Porter area. This one will be at the north end of Woodland Hills Drive about a block north of Kingwood Park High School. Plans show parking for 43 RVs on the 4.4 acre property. The Porter Strong RV Resort, which contains a recreation building, dumpsters, and concrete […]
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Read MoreAfter January’s five-day hydro-fest, Houston area rivers, streams and ditches look like they woke up with a bad hangover. Some areas are hiding under broad blankets of sand. The root balls of uprooted trees jutted up from the San Jacinto riverbed like tank traps on a battlefield, a testament to how shallow the river has […]
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Read MoreFriendswood Development Company has started clearing 553 acres west of Huffman-Cleveland Road. It will eventually extend from Northwood County Estates on the north to Cypress Point on the south. Plat records show that Friendswood has named the development “Sila.” Long, Narrow, Dense Homesites The new residential community will contain an unspecified number of homesites, most […]
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