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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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Dredging District Bill Passes Unanimously in Senate

Reduce Flooding — Thu, 29 May 2025 03:34:56 +0000

5/28/25 – HB1532, the Lake Houston Area Dredging District Bill, passed unanimously in the Texas Senate tonight, 31-0. “My first thought after I saw this passed was that it was a victory for Kingwood,” said Representative Charles Cunningham who pushed the idea of a dredging district relentlessly for years. Today is the last day of […]

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Ask Sen. Creighton to Support Lake Houston Dredging District Bill

Reduce Flooding — Mon, 05 May 2025 00:03:39 +0000

5/4/25 – A bill by State Rep. Charles Cunningham (HB 1532) that would create a Lake Houston Dredging District has passed overwhelmingly in the House and moved to the Senate. The bill received 114 Yeas and 19 Nays in the House, but has yet to pick up traction in the Senate. Perhaps no other bill […]

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HB 1532 Would Create Dredging and Maintenance District

Reduce Flooding — Fri, 31 Jan 2025 22:19:05 +0000

1/31/25 – State Representative Charles Cunningham (District 127) has proposed HB 1532 in the 89th Texas Legislature. It would create a Lake Houston Dredging and Maintenance District. The bill has the potential to benefit all citizens of Harris County and from my perspective is one of the most important bills introduced in this legislature. Essentially […]

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Support Creation of Dredging District to Reduce Floods, Improve Lake Capacity

Reduce Flooding — Sun, 28 Mar 2021 04:05:51 +0000

In the 2021 Legislation session, State Rep. Dan Huberty introduced HB2525, a bill to create a Dredging and Maintenance District for Lake Houston. Senator Brandon Creighton introduced an identical companion bill in the senate, SB1892. It deserves the support of everyone in the Houston region who depends on the lake for water as well as […]

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