barker - HoustonNewMedia.org https://houstonnewmedia.org/tag/barker/ Building "Bridges" Across the Bayou City! Mon, 25 Nov 2024 23:39:09 +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 barker - HoustonNewMedia.org https://houstonnewmedia.org/tag/barker/ 32 32 103504436 Flood Digest: Brief Summaries of Five Flood-Related News Items https://houstonnewmedia.org/flood-digest-brief-summaries-of-five-flood-related-news-items/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=flood-digest-brief-summaries-of-five-flood-related-news-items Mon, 25 Nov 2024 23:39:09 +0000 https://reduceflooding.com/?p=47993 11/25/24 – This flood digest contains brief summaries of five recent flood-related news items. GLO Launches Disaster Recovery Reallocation Program A month ago, the Texas General Land Office (GLO) announced the creation of a Disaster Recovery Reallocation Program (DRRP). The purpose: to utilize unused and de-obligated Community Development Block Grant for Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) funds […]

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]]> 853049 Homebuyers Beware: Flood Risk is Shifting Target https://houstonnewmedia.org/homebuyers-beware-flood-risk-is-shifting-target/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=homebuyers-beware-flood-risk-is-shifting-target Sat, 21 Oct 2023 23:33:46 +0000 https://reduceflooding.com/?p=41822 Homebuyers beware. Flood risk is a shifting target. This morning, I began reading more than 100 pages of legal briefs in the appeal of the upstream Addicks and Barker awards. I could not help but think how hundreds of millions of dollars in losses and untold heartbreak could have been averted with more due diligence […]

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]]> 679448 Publicist says popular game show host Bob Barker has died – Beaumont Enterprise https://houstonnewmedia.org/publicist-says-popular-game-show-host-bob-barker-has-died-beaumont-enterprise/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=publicist-says-popular-game-show-host-bob-barker-has-died-beaumont-enterprise Sat, 26 Aug 2023 19:00:51 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=75ca32123f758980bf7893ba1ca13823 An Austin designer is lending a vintage look to Texas brands · Sugar Land to host two new music festivals in 2024.

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]]> 650699 Downstream Addicks Barker Case Moves Another Step Closer to Trial https://houstonnewmedia.org/downstream-addicks-barker-case-moves-another-step-closer-to-trial/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=downstream-addicks-barker-case-moves-another-step-closer-to-trial Thu, 19 Jan 2023 18:24:48 +0000 https://reduceflooding.com/?p=37221 On January 10, 2023, McGehee ☆ Chang, Landgraf, Feiler responded to the government’s most recent motion in the Addicks Barker Downstream “Takings” Case on behalf of the plaintiffs. Their response included a counter-motion against the government. Here is a copy of their motion. Each side will have a chance to file one more round of written […]

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]]> 525110 Government Again Moves for Summary Judgment In Addicks-Barker Downstream Cases https://houstonnewmedia.org/government-again-moves-for-summary-judgment-in-addicks-barker-downstream-cases/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=government-again-moves-for-summary-judgment-in-addicks-barker-downstream-cases Sun, 01 Jan 2023 20:12:40 +0000 https://reduceflooding.com/?p=36935 On November 21, 2022, the U.S. Government filed a 70-page motion for a summary judgment in the Addicks-Barker Downstream Cases. In 2020, Judge Loren A. Smith dismissed the downstream cases, ruling that the plaintiffs had no right to sue the government for “taking” their property in what he called a 2,000-year storm. However, in June […]

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]]> 509225 HCFCD Asks for Army Corps Help with Tunnels, Halls Bayou, Addicks/Barker https://houstonnewmedia.org/hcfcd-asks-for-army-corps-help-with-tunnels-halls-bayou-addicks-barker/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=hcfcd-asks-for-army-corps-help-with-tunnels-halls-bayou-addicks-barker Thu, 07 Jul 2022 23:31:58 +0000 https://reduceflooding.com/?p=33620 In June 2022, Harris County Flood Control District (HCFCD) pitched the Army Corps (actually the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works, referred to as ASA(CW)) for help with three large projects. They included Flood Tunnels; Halls Bayou; and the Addicks and Barker Reservoirs. This leave-behind summarizes the presentation. Setting the Stage The presentation […]

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]]> 368327 Upstream Addicks-Barker Trial Concludes, But No Ruling Yet on Damages https://houstonnewmedia.org/upstream-addicks-barker-trial-concludes-but-no-ruling-yet-on-damages/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=upstream-addicks-barker-trial-concludes-but-no-ruling-yet-on-damages Sat, 11 Jun 2022 21:03:18 +0000 https://reduceflooding.com/?p=33074 The damages phase of the Upstream Addicks-Barker class-action lawsuit over Hurricane Harvey flooding concluded Friday, 6/11/2022. Earlier, Judge Charles F. Lettow ruled that the Army Corps was liable for damages. The question being decided now is “How much will they get?” We don’t yet have that answer, but should before the end of the year. […]

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]]> 352404 Appeals Court Revives Addicks-Barker Downstream Takings Cases https://houstonnewmedia.org/appeals-court-revives-addicks-barker-downstream-takings-cases/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=appeals-court-revives-addicks-barker-downstream-takings-cases Fri, 03 Jun 2022 01:08:21 +0000 https://reduceflooding.com/?p=32981 After Hurricane Harvey, people downstream of the Addicks and Barkers Reservoirs on the west side sued the Army Corps for “taking” their property. On February 19, 2020, Judge Loren A. Smith dismissed the takings cases. According to the Houston Chronicle, he said that property owners had no right to sue the government for inundating their land […]

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]]> 340191 Obituary for Mary Ann Moyers Barker, Hamburg, AR – The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette https://houstonnewmedia.org/obituary-for-mary-ann-moyers-barker-hamburg-ar-the-arkansas-democrat-gazette-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=obituary-for-mary-ann-moyers-barker-hamburg-ar-the-arkansas-democrat-gazette-2 Fri, 18 Feb 2022 07:09:38 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=ccc73e2e4efa89e0f675c210529dfaac ... Utah, and William Madison Barker, and wife, Lauren Kendall Barker, and great-granddaughter, Kendall Madison Barker, all of Sugar Land, Texas.

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]]> 255181 Obituary for Mary Ann Moyers Barker, Hamburg, AR – The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette https://houstonnewmedia.org/obituary-for-mary-ann-moyers-barker-hamburg-ar-the-arkansas-democrat-gazette/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=obituary-for-mary-ann-moyers-barker-hamburg-ar-the-arkansas-democrat-gazette Fri, 18 Feb 2022 06:04:11 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=bfa2319b423dcb5a24fe0fbdf2b06050 ... Utah, and William Madison Barker, and wife, Lauren Kendall Barker, and great-granddaughter, Kendall Madison Barker, all of Sugar Land, Texas.

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]]> 255055 Jersey Mike’s Subs opening soon on Barker Cypress Road | Community Impact https://houstonnewmedia.org/jersey-mikes-subs-opening-soon-on-barker-cypress-road-community-impact/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=jersey-mikes-subs-opening-soon-on-barker-cypress-road-community-impact Mon, 20 Sep 2021 16:07:30 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=6fd4dba11e1313298e7ff230097384c3 Cypress Creek EMS, Harris County ESD 11 forge new paths after yearslong feud ... virtual learning for K-12 students in Houston, Katy, Sugar Land, Cypress.

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]]> 170675 Pho Bo opens second location on Barker Cypress Road https://houstonnewmedia.org/pho-bo-opens-second-location-on-barker-cypress-road/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=pho-bo-opens-second-location-on-barker-cypress-road Fri, 14 Feb 2020 17:08:00 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=80c7c407281e2ea672696a0147d9fb12 Pho Bo 2 is up and running as of January.

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]]> 18315 Taqueria Estilo Mexico now open on Barker Cypress Road https://houstonnewmedia.org/taqueria-estilo-mexico-now-open-on-barker-cypress-road/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=taqueria-estilo-mexico-now-open-on-barker-cypress-road Tue, 11 Feb 2020 13:50:00 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=827cf4bc2f28f73e24c151cad3be7567 Taqueria Estilo Mexico is now open on Barker Cypress Road.

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]]> 17508 Wicked Boxer Brewing relocates to Barker Cypress Road https://houstonnewmedia.org/wicked-boxer-brewing-relocates-to-barker-cypress-road/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=wicked-boxer-brewing-relocates-to-barker-cypress-road Fri, 24 Jan 2020 16:43:00 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=5d5c18e4cd078a34b4db2ac85fbc1ed0 Wicked Boxer is known for its boxer-inspired brews including Wiggle Butt and Downtown Shiloh Brown.

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