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Floodplain Maps for 5,316 Acres West of Kingwood Contradict Developer’s Claim

Reduce Flooding — Tue, 04 Nov 2025 18:01:04 +0000

11/4/2025 – FEMA floodplain maps contradict a claim made by Scarborough Development/San Jacinto Preserve in a presentation made to the City of Houston and Harris County officials on 10/29/25. The developer recently bought 5,316 acres, mostly in the floodplains and floodways of Spring and Cypress Creeks, and the San Jacinto West Fork. The land lies […]

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Flickinger Explains Vote on Disaster-Recovery Funds

Reduce Flooding — Wed, 03 Sep 2025 00:30:21 +0000

9/2/2025 – The following is reprinted from Houston District E City Council Member Fred Flickinger’s newsletter. It relates to the purchase of backup generators to keep critical city facilities such as sewage treatment plants, running when power goes out during storms. This issue has plagued the Lake Houston Area. “In August, City Council approved the […]

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How Hot Is Too Hot? Houston’s New Tool Tracks Heat and Health Warnings

Sandra Fernandez — Wed, 13 Aug 2025 12:52:33 +0000

Houston, we have a problem… it’s HOT. Like, “eggs-on-the-sidewalk” kind of hot. This week, Houston’s forecast is heating up in a big way. And if you’re feeling it, so is […]

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Houston Public Library Expands Citizenship Classes with New Grant

Sandra Fernandez — Sat, 02 Aug 2025 20:16:19 +0000

For many families in Houston, the dream of becoming a U.S. citizen is deeply personal. It’s about opening doors to new opportunities, securing a better future, and becoming more connected […]

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West Fork Dredging Contract Complete, But Job Far from Over

Reduce Flooding — Sun, 27 Jul 2025 23:28:20 +0000

7/27/25 – Callan Marine is done with its City of Houston West Fork dredging contract. The contract used the last of the FEMA money that U.S. Congressman Dan Crenshaw helped obtain for dredging the West Fork Mouth Bar and the surrounding area after Harvey. The City hired Callan to dredge 800,000 cubic yards from the […]

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“I Know There’s a Drainage Ditch in There Somewhere”

Reduce Flooding — Tue, 24 Jun 2025 21:01:57 +0000

6/24/25 – Representatives of the City of Houston District E Office, Houston Public Works, Kings Forest, and the Bear Branch Trail Association (BBTA) met this morning west of Kingwood High School. Purpose: to discuss clearing a drainage ditch that had been neglected for so long, it became seriously overgrown. So overgrown, in fact, that the […]

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First Houston Matching Grant Beautification Project in Kingwood Dedicated

Reduce Flooding — Fri, 20 Jun 2025 02:25:02 +0000

6/19/25 – The first City-of-Houston Matching Grant Project designed to help beautify and reforest Kingwood was dedicated on Wednesday, June 18th. And City Council Member Fred Flickinger is working to make sure others will soon follow. Hopefully, the Bear Branch Trail Association (BBTA) Project in the median of Kingwood Drive just east of Woodland Hills […]

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Flickinger Provides Updates on Lake Houston Gates, Dredging District

Reduce Flooding — Wed, 18 Jun 2025 23:05:41 +0000

6/18/25 – While speaking to the Kingwood Executive Group this morning, Houston District E City Council Member Fred Flickinger reassured members that the project to add more flood gates to the Lake Houston Dam was on track. He said that the engineering and environmental survey work should be completed by the end of this year […]

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Enclave Construction Stopped While Engineers Review Drainage

Reduce Flooding — Tue, 03 Jun 2025 00:50:34 +0000

6/2/25 – Construction has stopped, at least temporarily, at the Enclave, a new 11-acre residential development adjacent to the Northpark expansion project in Montgomery County. Both Montgomery County and the City of Houston have asked engineers to review the drainage plans, which showed the development’s detention basin overflowing into the only evacuation route for 78,000 […]

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Blocked Ditch Under Kingwood Drive Near High School

Reduce Flooding — Mon, 28 Apr 2025 00:09:11 +0000

4/27/25 – A drainage ditch that runs under Kingwood Drive about a tenth of a mile west of Kingwood High School is blocked. Where the ditch runs through the median, it has become so overgrown, you cannot even see it. Historical images in Google Earth suggest that the City has not cleared the ditch since […]

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Full Kingwood Area Drainage Study Now Available Online

Reduce Flooding — Sun, 12 Jan 2025 01:16:03 +0000

1/11/25 – On July 15, 2020, Neel-Schaffer Engineering delivered the Kingwood Area Drainage Study to sponsors Harris County Flood Control District (HCFCD), City of Houston and Lake Houston Redevelopment Authority/TIRZ 10. HCFCD held a community meeting to discuss the results. The District delivered a 24-page high-level summary to the community at the time. However, I […]

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Flickinger Issues Dredging, Floodgates Updates

Reduce Flooding — Sun, 15 Dec 2024 23:42:33 +0000

12/15/24 – Houston District E City Council Member Fred Flickinger issued a newsletter on 12/11/24. It contains updates on Lake Houston dredging and additional floodgates for the Lake Houston Dam. Dredging Details According to Flickinger, the City’s dredging contractor will begin south of the West Fork-Mouth Bar this week. DRC will remove approximately 800,000 cubic […]

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Ready, Set, Dredge!

Reduce Flooding — Sat, 23 Nov 2024 18:43:36 +0000

11/23/24 – Callan Marine now has a dredge in place to begin the City of Houston’s latest dredging operation. Last month, the City said it hoped its latest Lake Houston dredging program would start in December and now it looks like it will. Callan’s dredge, the General Pershing, is currently anchored on the West Fork […]

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Harvey’s Seventh Anniversary Update on Lake Houston Floodgates Project

Reduce Flooding — Thu, 29 Aug 2024 02:17:34 +0000

8/28/24 – In its July 10 board meeting, the Coastal Water Authority (CWA) unanimously approved a motion to move forward with final design for 11 new Lake Houston floodgates. Houston will now consider the same motion at its September 11th City Council Meeting. If approved, final engineering design of the gates will commence. Separately, Houston […]

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Still Have Storm Debris?

Reduce Flooding — Thu, 22 Aug 2024 19:38:13 +0000

8/22/24 – If you still have storm debris from Hurricane Beryl, what you do by when depends on where you live and what you need picked up. Procedures and deadlines differ for: This post describes what people in those areas need to do to ensure their debris gets removed. Read thoroughly and act swiftly. Some […]

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Details of Lake Conroe Contract between SJRA, City

Reduce Flooding — Thu, 22 Aug 2024 01:00:53 +0000

8/21/24 – The City of Houston approved a new Lake Conroe contract with the San Jacinto River Authority (SJRA) last September. For those interested in a deep dive, I’ve posted the entire 48-page document on my Reports Page under the San Jacinto River Authority tab. For everyone else, I’ve posted a brief summary below. It […]

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“Seasonal” Lake Lowering Out. “Active Storm Management” In.

Reduce Flooding — Tue, 25 Jun 2024 16:14:47 +0000

The San Jacinto River Authority and City of Houston have abandoned their automatic “seasonal” lake lowering policy. The seasonal program lowered Lake Conroe automatically to fixed levels during the rainiest parts of the year (April/May and August/September, i.e., the peak of hurricane season). They have replaced seasonal lowering with a new program called “active storm […]

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Area Leaders Meet with GLO Commissioner Buckingham

Reduce Flooding — Fri, 26 Apr 2024 16:38:55 +0000

Harris County and the Houston area are receiving $863 million from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) via the Texas General Land Office (GLO) for disaster relief and flood mitigation. So, on Thursday, April 25, 2024, GLO Commissioner Dr. Dawn Buckingham met with a group of Lake-Houston-Area leaders to discuss the area’s […]

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City Begins Tree Lane Bridge Repairs

Reduce Flooding — Tue, 09 Apr 2024 19:08:16 +0000

This morning, City of Houston contractors began clearing access points for the Tree Lane Bridge repairs in Kingwood next to Bear Branch Elementary where more than 600 students attend classes. The City announced the kickoff of the project on February 21, 2024, but work actually started today. Extent of Damage This is actually the second […]

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City Mobilizing for More West Fork Dredging

Reduce Flooding — Tue, 02 Apr 2024 00:21:11 +0000

Mobilization for the next phase of San Jacinto West Fork dredging is underway. The City of Houston and its contractor DRC (a subsidiary of Callan Marine) are already staging equipment in two places on the West Fork. The program, funded by FEMA, will remove an estimated 800,000 cubic yards of silt and sediment between the […]

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