ellis - HoustonNewMedia.org https://houstonnewmedia.org/tag/ellis/ Building "Bridges" Across the Bayou City! Wed, 01 Oct 2025 22:03:15 +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 ellis - HoustonNewMedia.org https://houstonnewmedia.org/tag/ellis/ 32 32 103504436 Barbara Jean Ellis Obituary – Lubbock Avalanche-Journal https://houstonnewmedia.org/barbara-jean-ellis-obituary-lubbock-avalanche-journal/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=barbara-jean-ellis-obituary-lubbock-avalanche-journal Wed, 01 Oct 2025 22:03:15 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=6e2d4ce149c0ef14baddd35938e6253b ... Sugar Land and Dylan McGee (Lauren) of Katy, her two great-granddaughters Madelyn and Katelyn McGee of Katy; and several loving cousins, nieces ...

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]]> 1035434 Why You Still Live with Higher Flood Risk than Necessary https://houstonnewmedia.org/why-you-still-live-with-higher-flood-risk-than-necessary/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=why-you-still-live-with-higher-flood-risk-than-necessary Mon, 21 Jul 2025 02:13:00 +0000 https://reduceflooding.com/?p=52608 7/18/2025 – Harris County Flood Control District (HCFCD) under the county’s current Democratic leadership has not put a high priority on improving flood risk in the San Jacinto watershed. That’s despite the fact that the San Jacinto had the highest flooding in Harris County during Harvey. And almost half of the deaths due to Harvey […]

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]]> 991091 The Inequities of Equity: Ellis’ Watershed Receives as Much CIP Spending as 12 Others Put Together https://houstonnewmedia.org/the-inequities-of-equity-ellis-watershed-receives-as-much-cip-spending-as-12-others-put-together/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-inequities-of-equity-ellis-watershed-receives-as-much-cip-spending-as-12-others-put-together Wed, 16 Jul 2025 22:00:10 +0000 https://reduceflooding.com/?p=52588 7/16/25 – Brays Bayou, the watershed where Harris County Precinct 1 Commissioner Rodney Ellis lives, has received virtually as much capital-improvement spending as 12 other watersheds put together. The county has 23 watersheds in all. So… Ellis’ watershed received as much capital-improvement funding as half of all other watersheds combined. For this analysis, I focused […]

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]]> 988948 Ellis Equity Cuts Likely Violate Bond Language Approved by Voters https://houstonnewmedia.org/ellis-equity-cuts-likely-violate-bond-language-approved-by-voters/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ellis-equity-cuts-likely-violate-bond-language-approved-by-voters Sat, 05 Jul 2025 23:50:27 +0000 https://reduceflooding.com/?p=52300 In Harris County Commissioners Court on June 26, 2025, Democrats voted 4:1 along party lines to reallocate all remaining money in the 2018 Flood Bond to projects that scored in the top quartile of Commissioner Rodney Ellis’ Equity Prioritization Framework. That will defund all but a handful of projects that voters approved. Is that legal? […]

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]]> 981629 Ellis Equity Cuts Likely Violate Bond Language Approved by Voters https://houstonnewmedia.org/ellis-equity-cuts-likely-violate-bond-language-approved-by-voters/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ellis-equity-cuts-likely-violate-bond-language-approved-by-voters Sat, 05 Jul 2025 23:50:27 +0000 https://reduceflooding.com/?p=52300 In Harris County Commissioners Court on June 26, 2025, Democrats voted 4:1 along party lines to reallocate all remaining money in the 2018 Flood Bond to projects that scored in the top quartile of Commissioner Rodney Ellis’ Equity Prioritization Framework. That will defund all but a handful of projects that voters approved. Is that legal? […]

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]]> 981630 Remaining Flood-Bond Funds Going Only to Equity Projects https://houstonnewmedia.org/remaining-flood-bond-funds-going-only-to-equity-projects/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=remaining-flood-bond-funds-going-only-to-equity-projects Fri, 27 Jun 2025 20:36:39 +0000 https://reduceflooding.com/?p=52071 6/27/25 4PM – In a marathon discussion yesterday that stretched for hours, Harris County Commissioners Court struggled with how to plug a $1.3 billion shortfall in 2018 Flood-Bond funding. In the end, they voted 4-1 along party lines to apply all remaining flood-bond money exclusively to projects that ranked in the top quartile on Rodney […]

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]]> 976372 Ellis Allums Injured in Car Accident in Iowa Colony, TX – Mike Grossman https://houstonnewmedia.org/ellis-allums-injured-in-car-accident-in-iowa-colony-tx-mike-grossman/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ellis-allums-injured-in-car-accident-in-iowa-colony-tx-mike-grossman Thu, 17 Apr 2025 21:21:06 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=5c3646260f3d3aa34aa9754c76405680 Brazoria County, TX — July 11, 2024, Ellis Allums was injured as the result of a car accident at around 2:50 a.m. along Highway 288. According to ...

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]]> 940781 Vander-Lyn challenges Ellis for Precinct 1 commissioner, saying voters deserve a choice https://houstonnewmedia.org/vander-lyn-challenges-ellis-for-precinct-1-commissioner-saying-voters-deserve-a-choice/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=vander-lyn-challenges-ellis-for-precinct-1-commissioner-saying-voters-deserve-a-choice Thu, 10 Oct 2024 10:47:14 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=6bbe93092ba1763fa3a6aa136d48c3b6 He won a seat in the Texas Senate in 1990, representing the 13th Senate District, which stretches from Missouri City to northeast Houston, for 26 ...

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]]> 830331 Vander-Lyn challenges Ellis for Precinct 1 commissioner, saying voters deserve a choice https://houstonnewmedia.org/vander-lyn-challenges-ellis-for-precinct-1-commissioner-saying-voters-deserve-a-choice/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=vander-lyn-challenges-ellis-for-precinct-1-commissioner-saying-voters-deserve-a-choice Thu, 10 Oct 2024 10:47:14 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=6bbe93092ba1763fa3a6aa136d48c3b6 He won a seat in the Texas Senate in 1990, representing the 13th Senate District, which stretches from Missouri City to northeast Houston, for 26 ...

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]]> 830325 Vander-Lyn challenges Ellis for Precinct 1 commissioner, saying voters deserve a choice https://houstonnewmedia.org/vander-lyn-challenges-ellis-for-precinct-1-commissioner-saying-voters-deserve-a-choice/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=vander-lyn-challenges-ellis-for-precinct-1-commissioner-saying-voters-deserve-a-choice Thu, 10 Oct 2024 10:47:14 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=6bbe93092ba1763fa3a6aa136d48c3b6 He won a seat in the Texas Senate in 1990, representing the 13th Senate District, which stretches from Missouri City to northeast Houston, for 26 ...

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]]> 830330 Vander-Lyn challenges Ellis for Precinct 1 commissioner, saying voters deserve a choice https://houstonnewmedia.org/vander-lyn-challenges-ellis-for-precinct-1-commissioner-saying-voters-deserve-a-choice/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=vander-lyn-challenges-ellis-for-precinct-1-commissioner-saying-voters-deserve-a-choice Thu, 10 Oct 2024 10:47:14 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=6bbe93092ba1763fa3a6aa136d48c3b6 He won a seat in the Texas Senate in 1990, representing the 13th Senate District, which stretches from Missouri City to northeast Houston, for 26 ...

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]]> 830321 Central Heights’ Ellis drives in run; Rainiers win – KLTV https://houstonnewmedia.org/central-heights-ellis-drives-in-run-rainiers-win-kltv/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=central-heights-ellis-drives-in-run-rainiers-win-kltv Thu, 15 Aug 2024 14:48:57 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=ba1854f8f287be250945d27917643eec Former Central ...

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]]> 807185 Ellis, George: Prop B is good for Houston’s close-in ‘burbs too (Opinion) – Houston Chronicle https://houstonnewmedia.org/ellis-george-prop-b-is-good-for-houstons-close-in-burbs-too-opinion-houston-chronicle/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ellis-george-prop-b-is-good-for-houstons-close-in-burbs-too-opinion-houston-chronicle Thu, 26 Oct 2023 11:30:53 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=d9fae84d2382a32820d227bbfe195c14 Harris County Commissioner Rodney Ellis and Fort Bend County Judge KP George: Rural counties have unfair power in our metro region. Rodney Ellis, KP ...

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]]> 681440 Second child dies after Ellis County ATV crash – YouTube https://houstonnewmedia.org/second-child-dies-after-ellis-county-atv-crash-youtube/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=second-child-dies-after-ellis-county-atv-crash-youtube Thu, 21 Sep 2023 07:09:18 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=dfa11210e8e2c774d6057e4de0ed0fe8 Missouri City teen killed in car accident survives and thrives. FOX 26 Houston•901K views · 2:18 · Go to channel. Drunk-driving defendant sentenced to ...

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]]> 663050 Mildred Amanda Law Ellis | The Cleveland Daily Banner https://houstonnewmedia.org/mildred-amanda-law-ellis-the-cleveland-daily-banner/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mildred-amanda-law-ellis-the-cleveland-daily-banner Thu, 01 Jun 2023 20:26:55 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=e63235d25697148c583547ceeed97235 They were pastors of Churches of God in North Carolina, Alabama, Texas, Ohio, ... Georgia, Gina (Braton) Voraritskul of Sugar Land, Texas, ...

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]]> 607145 Houston Restauranter Lee Ellis Is Dead at 63 https://houstonnewmedia.org/houston-restauranter-lee-ellis-is-dead-at-63/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=houston-restauranter-lee-ellis-is-dead-at-63 Tue, 07 Mar 2023 21:20:36 +0000 https://houston.eater.com/2023/3/7/23629466/lee-ellis-obituary-dead-houston-restaurants Lee Ellis on the steps of Ellis Motel in Round Top, TX. | Ellis Motel

Ellis was a partner in Cherry Pie Hospitality, and a founding partner in F.E.E.D TX Restaurant Group Lee Ellis, a Houston restaurateur known for his w...

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]]> 563083 Best Hope to Fully Fund Flood-Bond Projects Just Vanished into a Political Black Hole https://houstonnewmedia.org/best-hope-to-fully-fund-flood-bond-projects-just-vanished-into-a-political-black-hole/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=best-hope-to-fully-fund-flood-bond-projects-just-vanished-into-a-political-black-hole Fri, 24 Feb 2023 03:44:49 +0000 https://reduceflooding.com/?p=37813 Harris County’s best hope to fully fund the 2018 Flood Bond just vanished into a political black hole. Watching the video of Commissioners Court on Tuesday made one dizzy. My head was spinning so quickly with all of the contradictions, that it reminded me of a Chucky horror movie. Almost 2 Years After Leaving the […]

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]]> 554642 7 Questions with the new Assistant City Manager June Ellis – Beaumont Enterprise https://houstonnewmedia.org/7-questions-with-the-new-assistant-city-manager-june-ellis-beaumont-enterprise/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=7-questions-with-the-new-assistant-city-manager-june-ellis-beaumont-enterprise Mon, 13 Feb 2023 23:10:25 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=aa5ccfa48e657f6dc63a5cd823751c24 I worked there for seven years (as a budget officer). I then worked for the city of Missouri City and I was budgeting and financial reporting manager ...

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]]> 547079 Commissioners Approve New Formula for Scoring Future Flood Projects https://houstonnewmedia.org/commissioners-approve-new-formula-for-scoring-future-flood-projects/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=commissioners-approve-new-formula-for-scoring-future-flood-projects Wed, 11 Jan 2023 21:13:31 +0000 https://reduceflooding.com/?p=37081 Harris County Commissioners Court approved a motion on 1/10/23 that will change the formula for scoring future flood projects. It gives two thirds of a potential project’s score to population density and social vulnerability, but only 20% to flood risk and nothing to actual flood damage. Stacking the Deck The new formula could be used […]

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]]> 518205 Ellis Trying to Change How All Flood-Control Projects Prioritized https://houstonnewmedia.org/ellis-trying-to-change-how-all-flood-control-projects-prioritized/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ellis-trying-to-change-how-all-flood-control-projects-prioritized Sun, 08 Jan 2023 01:13:03 +0000 https://reduceflooding.com/?p=37022 Precinct 1 Commissioner Rodney Ellis has placed an item on the Commissioners Court agenda for 1/10/23 with far reaching ramifications for flood control in Harris County. It would change the way every future project is prioritized using a formula that gives almost half the weight to population and building density. Meanwhile, it ignores the amount […]

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