$750 million - HoustonNewMedia.org https://houstonnewmedia.org/tag/750-million/ Building "Bridges" Across the Bayou City! Fri, 22 Sep 2023 22:58:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://i0.wp.com/houstonnewmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/cropped-cropped-Houston.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 $750 million - HoustonNewMedia.org https://houstonnewmedia.org/tag/750-million/ 32 32 103504436 GIS Data Reveals Likely Source of NE Houston Flooding Unrelated to Historic Disinvestment https://houstonnewmedia.org/gis-data-reveals-likely-source-of-ne-houston-flooding-unrelated-to-historic-disinvestment/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=gis-data-reveals-likely-source-of-ne-houston-flooding-unrelated-to-historic-disinvestment Fri, 22 Sep 2023 22:58:48 +0000 https://reduceflooding.com/?p=41156 In northeast Houston, where residents and activists frequently chant “historic disinvestment,” I accidentally stumbled onto a much more likely cause of the frequent flooding than systemic racism. It happened while browsing a GIS database with hundreds of layers containing a broad range of information. The instant I saw it, it unlocked a mystery. Tumblers suddenly […]

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]]> 664241 GLO Suggests Plan to Streamline Flood Mitigation in Harris County https://houstonnewmedia.org/glo-suggests-plan-to-streamline-flood-mitigation-in-harris-county/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=glo-suggests-plan-to-streamline-flood-mitigation-in-harris-county Sun, 16 Jul 2023 17:30:14 +0000 https://reduceflooding.com/?p=40136 Citing the urgent need to spend half of a billion flood-mitigation dollars quickly, the Texas General Land Office (GLO) has made a common-sense suggestion to streamline flood mitigation in Harris County. It recommended making Harris County Flood Control District a “direct recipient” (rather than a “sub-recipient”) of the half billion dollars carved out of $750 […]

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]]> 630524 Harris County Approves $825 Million Flood-Mitigation Project List For HUD/GLO Funds https://houstonnewmedia.org/harris-county-approves-825-million-flood-mitigation-project-list-for-hud-glo-funds/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=harris-county-approves-825-million-flood-mitigation-project-list-for-hud-glo-funds Wed, 07 Jun 2023 00:32:25 +0000 https://reduceflooding.com/?p=39646 On June 6, 2023, Harris County Flood Control District (HCFCD) recommended to Commissioners Court a flood-mitigation and disaster-relief project list totaling $825 million. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) allocated the funds to Harris County via the Texas General Land Office (GLO). The projects will require another $145 million in local-match funds […]

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]]> 609739 $750 Million Flood Plan Ignores Flood Risk, Public https://houstonnewmedia.org/750-million-flood-plan-ignores-flood-risk-public/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=750-million-flood-plan-ignores-flood-risk-public Wed, 29 Mar 2023 20:35:40 +0000 https://reduceflooding.com/?p=38490 Twenty-two months after learning it would receive $750 million from the US Dept. of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the Texas General Land Office (GLO) for Harvey Flood Mitigation, Harris County Commissioners finally approved a Method of Distribution (MOD) for the money on 3/14/23. The MOD must be approved by the GLO and HUD […]

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]]> 573846 $750 Million May Be Swirling the Drain https://houstonnewmedia.org/750-million-may-be-swirling-the-drain/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=750-million-may-be-swirling-the-drain Wed, 15 Mar 2023 17:10:33 +0000 https://reduceflooding.com/?p=38279 Yesterday morning at a joint press conference, the Texas General Land Office and Harris County Commissioners pledged to work more closely together to speed up flood mitigation. But four hours later, a chaotic 90-minute discussion in Commissioners Court made me wonder whether the rapprochement would ever bear fruit. At risk: $750 million. Almost 22 months […]

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]]> 567425 Action Needed re: $750 Million for Flood-Control Funding https://houstonnewmedia.org/action-needed-re-750-million-for-flood-control-funding/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=action-needed-re-750-million-for-flood-control-funding Mon, 13 Feb 2023 18:58:10 +0000 https://reduceflooding.com/?p=37651 Harris County doesn’t have enough money to complete the 2018 Flood Bond, but is not committing all of a $750 million grant from the U.S. Housing and Urban Development Department (HUD) for Hurricane Harvey flood mitigation. Shortfall In the last Harris County Commissioners Court Meeting, Lina Hidalgo admitted that Harris County doesn’t have enough money […]

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]]> 546842 Dems Shortchange Precinct 3 by Almost $50 Million in 2022 Bond Allocation https://houstonnewmedia.org/dems-shortchange-precinct-3-by-almost-50-million-in-2022-bond-allocation/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=dems-shortchange-precinct-3-by-almost-50-million-in-2022-bond-allocation Thu, 02 Feb 2023 17:42:58 +0000 https://reduceflooding.com/?p=37451 While trying to sell the controversial, “detail-free” $1.1 Billion Road and Parks bond in 2022, Democrats on Harris County Commissioners Court passed a resolution promising voters that each precinct would get at least $220 million. But according to an allocation formula approved on 1/31/23, Precinct 3 will get tens of millions of dollars less despite […]

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]]> 538034 County Outlines Plan for $750 Million in Flood Mitigation Funds https://houstonnewmedia.org/county-outlines-plan-for-750-million-in-flood-mitigation-funds/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=county-outlines-plan-for-750-million-in-flood-mitigation-funds Sun, 29 Jan 2023 02:07:26 +0000 https://reduceflooding.com/?p=37365 Harris County Community Services Department (CSD) has finally shared a high-level summary of how it would spend $750 million in Hurricane Harvey Flood Mitigation Funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The plan, called a Method of Delivery (MOD), was submitted to the Texas General Land Office (GLO) in December for […]

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]]> 533960 November Flood-News Roundup https://houstonnewmedia.org/november-flood-news-roundup/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=november-flood-news-roundup Fri, 04 Nov 2022 18:41:55 +0000 https://reduceflooding.com/?p=36177 Below is a roundup of flood news this week – seven quick stories. Montgomery County Buyout Deadline Fast Approaching The deadline for the current round of buyout applications in Montgomery County is November 30, 2022. The Montgomery County Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Management still has money left in a Community Development Block Grant […]

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]]> 466010 Lessons from Florida and Ian for Harris County https://houstonnewmedia.org/lessons-from-florida-and-ian-for-harris-county/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=lessons-from-florida-and-ian-for-harris-county Tue, 18 Oct 2022 23:05:19 +0000 https://reduceflooding.com/?p=35840 Best-selling Florida author/journalist Craig Pittman penned a poignant post for the Florida Phoenix about the state’s problems evacuating coastal communities before hurricanes. While the article uses evacuation to make a point, it’s really about a political culture that permits developments that put people’s lives at risk. It’s a cautionary tale for Texas, especially Harris County where flooding […]

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]]> 447114 $750 Million MOD Going to GLO https://houstonnewmedia.org/750-million-mod-going-to-glo/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=750-million-mod-going-to-glo Sat, 01 Oct 2022 18:48:45 +0000 https://reduceflooding.com/?p=35561 On September 8th, the Harris County Community Services Department (CSD) distributed a schedule showing that it would complete the first draft of its Method of Distribution (MOD) for spending $750 million in mitigation funding by the end of the month. The Texas General Land Office (GLO) and U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) […]

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]]> 438433 How Would You Spend $750 Million on Flood Mitigation? https://houstonnewmedia.org/how-would-you-spend-750-million-on-flood-mitigation/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-would-you-spend-750-million-on-flood-mitigation Sat, 14 May 2022 23:22:42 +0000 https://reduceflooding.com/?p=32627 Harris County’s Community Services Department wants to know how you would spend $750 million? The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the Texas General Land Office (GLO) allocated that amount to the County for flood mitigation in the wake of Harvey. Flood Mitigation funds (MIT) go to projects that help communities reduce […]

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]]> 328199 Harris County Commissioners Court Discusses What to Do with HUD, Flood Resilience Trust Money https://houstonnewmedia.org/harris-county-commissioners-court-discusses-what-to-do-with-hud-flood-resilience-trust-money/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=harris-county-commissioners-court-discusses-what-to-do-with-hud-flood-resilience-trust-money Thu, 07 Apr 2022 02:06:00 +0000 https://reduceflooding.com/?p=32058 If you managed to watch Harris County Commissioners Court yesterday, near the end you saw a lively and somewhat confusing discussion of flood mitigation funding. See the video at approximately 6:38:10. Agenda Item 249 was a request by Adrian Garcia to discuss disbursement of the $750 million in Community Development Block Grant Mitigation funds allocated […]

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]]> 288930 HUD Approves $750 Million to Harris County for Flood Mitigation https://houstonnewmedia.org/hud-approves-750-million-to-harris-county-for-flood-mitigation/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=hud-approves-750-million-to-harris-county-for-flood-mitigation Sat, 19 Mar 2022 01:45:21 +0000 https://reduceflooding.com/?p=31700 Today, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) approved the Texas General Land Office’s (GLO) amended plan for Community Development Block Grant Mitigation (CDBG-MIT). The amended plan allocates $750 million in funding for Harris County and an $488 million to the Houston-Galveston Area Council for additional mitigation projects in the region. The funds […]

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