abandonment - HoustonNewMedia.org https://houstonnewmedia.org/tag/abandonment/ Building "Bridges" Across the Bayou City! Sat, 04 Mar 2023 01:17:03 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://i0.wp.com/houstonnewmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/cropped-cropped-Houston.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 abandonment - HoustonNewMedia.org https://houstonnewmedia.org/tag/abandonment/ 32 32 103504436 Cunningham Sponsors Bill to Ensure Restoration of Abandoned Sand Mines https://houstonnewmedia.org/cunningham-sponsors-bill-to-ensure-restoration-of-abandoned-sand-mines/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cunningham-sponsors-bill-to-ensure-restoration-of-abandoned-sand-mines Sat, 04 Mar 2023 01:17:03 +0000 https://reduceflooding.com/?p=38061 Newly elected State Representative Charles Cunningham has introduced a bill aimed at restoring sand mines to productive use after operators cease production. Cunningham filed HB1093 in December and it was referred to the House Natural Resources Committee on 3/2/2023. Aimed at Protecting Water Supply for 2 Million People HB1093 amends Section 28A of the Texas […]

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]]> 561246 Price of Progress? https://houstonnewmedia.org/price-of-progress/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=price-of-progress Thu, 06 Jan 2022 21:37:09 +0000 https://reduceflooding.com/?p=30468 Some say that mining sand from our rivers and flood plains is the price of progress. Pros and Cons Sand has its benefits. We need it to make concrete. And we need concrete to accommodate a growing population. And a growing population creates income for builders, tradesmen and other businesses. But mining sand also has […]

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