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Read MoreThe San Jacinto West Fork has rerouted itself through the giant Hallett sand mine in Porter. The old river bed has been cut off. And the river now enters and exits one of the mineās largest pits through large breaches in what used to be dikes. More than Normal Erosion Rivers always move during floods [ā¦]
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Read MoreA breach at the giant Hallett Mine on the San Jacinto West Fork that began in late January or early February is still open and expanding. Two Pairs of Pictures, Two Weeks Apart I first reported the breach on April 10. Below are pictures taken then and today. In the pictures above, note the difference [ā¦]
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Read MoreāThese were not DEI employees,ā said Legislative Black Caucus Chair Rep. Ron Reynolds, D-Missouri City. "This was a breach of trust.ā More: 'We …
Read MoreGoogle Earth shows a massive breach in the southernmost pond of the Hallett San Jacinto West Fork mine in a satellite image dated February 19, 2024. Hereās how the same area looked today from a drone. And hereās how it looked from a boat just hours earlier. A Harris County Flood Control Gage at Highway [ā¦]
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Read MoreGoogle Earth shows a massive breach in the southernmost pond of the Hallett San Jacinto West Fork mine in a satellite image dated February 19, 2024. Hereās how the same area looked today from a drone. And hereās how it looked from a boat just hours earlier. A Harris County Flood Control Gage at Highway [ā¦]
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Read MoreAt the abandoned Williams Brothers sand mine on the San Jacinto West Fork, a strip of land ā approximately 400 to 500 feet long and up to 50 feet wide ā collapsed into the river during the flood in late January. The dramatic erosion, during a relatively minor (2-5-year) rain event, dramatizes the destructive power [ā¦]
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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 [ā¦]
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HOUSTON ā Memorial Hermann is notifying its patients of a data breach by one of its business associates.
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