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Reduce Flooding: Batches 1 and 2 of Cypress Creek Major-Maintenance Projects Completed, More to Come

Harris County Flood Control District (HCFCD) has essentially completed Batches 1 and 2 of Cypress Creek major maintenance projects, according to District spokesperson Karen Hastings. On 9/12/22, I photographed the freshly repaired and reseeded channel K131-00-00 (Spring Gully) at Cypresswood Drive, one of the last projects in Batch #1. See the pictures below. Such projects […]

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Reduce Flooding: Harvey: A 5-Year Flood-Mitigation Report Card

Tomorrow is the fifth anniversary of Hurricane Harvey. Many in the Lake Houston Area have asked, “Are we safer now?” The answer is yes, but we have a long way to go to achieve all our goals. Here’s a five-year flood-mitigation report card. It describes what we have and haven’t accomplished in 29 areas. So […]

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Reduce Flooding: Mitigation Update: 3rd Anniversary of First Elm Grove Flood

Back in 2019, portions of Elm Grove and North Kingwood Forest Villages flooded twice. The first time occurred on May 7th. According to Harris County Flood Control District’s (HCFCD) report on the storm, “A 30-min rate of 2.9 inches was recorded at US 59 and the West Fork of the San Jacinto River and a […]

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Reduce Flooding: Interview With Vidal Martinez, Republican Candidate for County Judge in May Runoff

Vidal G. Martinez began his career in 1978 as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in Houston. Since 1981, he has been engaged in private practice as Managing Partner of Martinez Partners LLP. Martinez has been chairman of the State Bar of Texas. And was appointed by former Texas Governor Bill Clements to the University of Houston […]

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Reduce Flooding: Crenshaw Secures Funding for Local Flood Mitigation Projects

U.S. Congressman Dan Crenshaw of the Texas Second Congressional District has secured $26.4 million earmarked for six specific flood-mitigation projects in his district. They include: Appropriations for Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies $1.6 million for Harris County Flood Control District (HCFCD) for the Taylor Gully  channel improvements.  $1.6 million for HCFCD’s Kingwood  Diversion Ditch improvements.  $1.67 million for Harris County for the Forest Manor drainage-improvement project in Huffman.  $3.39 million for Memorial City Redevelopment Authority’s detention-basin improvements. Homeland Security Appropriations $8.2 million through Federal Emergency Management Agency’s  (FEMA) Community Project Funding for the Westador Basin Stormwater Detention Basin.   $9.9 million through FEMA’s Community Project Funding for the TC Jester […]

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