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We Won World War II in Half the Time That It’s Taking to Start Harvey Flood-Mitigation Projects

Reduce Flooding — Sun, 02 Mar 2025 00:14:21 +0000

3/1/25 – More than 60 flood-mitigation and disaster-relief projects identified after Hurricane Harvey have yet to begin. We won World War II in half that time. Between Pearl Harbor and the surrender of Japan, 1349 days elapsed. But more than twice that number of days have elapsed since Hurricane Harvey in 2017. At 1349 Days […]

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2024 Flood-Bond Update Shows Changed, Changing Priorities

Reduce Flooding — Mon, 22 Jul 2024 03:43:07 +0000

July 21, 2024 – Last week, Harris County Flood Control District (HCFCD) quietly shared this year’s flood-bond update with Commissioners Court. The update came during widespread power and internet outages from Hurricane Beryl that limited its visibility. The flood-bond update details progress on the 2018 Flood Bond for the first time since the last update […]

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HCFCD Updates Show Continuing Bond Slowdown

Reduce Flooding — Mon, 20 Feb 2023 04:18:22 +0000

A Harris County Flood Control District (HCFCD) year-end spending report shows a continuing bond slowdown. The most recent spending update to Commissioners Court reflects all activity through the end of 2022. The big news to report is that there’s not much news to report. The December update showed that the San Jacinto Watershed received only […]

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All Active HCFCD Construction Projects Now in Democratic Precincts

Reduce Flooding — Sat, 28 Jan 2023 03:34:39 +0000

According to Harris County Flood Control District’s (HCFCD) latest flood-bond update, 19 of 19 active capital improvement construction projects are now in Democratic precincts (1, 2 and 4). None is in the County’s lone Republican-led Precinct 3, the county’s largest. Moreover, the update also shows that the San Jacinto watershed now has NO active maintenance […]

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Flood-Bond Update Shows Progress Slowing…Even More

Reduce Flooding — Thu, 17 Nov 2022 22:42:13 +0000

Harris County Flood Control District’s latest flood-bond update shows that spending reported during the month of September slowed again. In: In September, HCFCD spent less than half of what it did in August and one-eighth of what it did in July. All this comes at a time when many projects are wrapping up engineering and […]

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September 2022 Flood Bond Update

Reduce Flooding — Tue, 11 Oct 2022 20:05:59 +0000

Harris County Flood Control District (HCFCD) transmitted an update to Commissioners Court today that shows the progress of the flood bond through September 2022. The report shows slowing activity. Specifically: No new construction contracts or other agreements were awarded in the last month. Total spending increased only $21 million – from $1.104 billion to $1.125 […]

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Flood- and Garcia-Bond Updates

Reduce Flooding — Wed, 21 Sep 2022 01:03:51 +0000

The Harris County Flood Control District (HCFCD) August update to County Commissioners on the progress of the 2018 flood bond shows a continued lopsided distribution of funds in favor of low-to-moderate income (LMI) watersheds. It also showed slowing activity overall. Separately, the County has posted a new website and scheduled input sessions for Adrian Garcia’s […]

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Flood Bond, MAAPnext Updates Show Projects Slowing

Reduce Flooding — Fri, 05 Aug 2022 20:59:24 +0000

Two new updates provided to Harris County Commissioners on Tuesday 8/2/22 show progress on the 2018-flood-bond and MAAPnext slowing compared to previous estimates. Flood-Bond Progress In many ways, the Harris County Flood Control District (HCFCD) Flood-Bond Progress Reports are a model of government transparency. They provide detailed information, even when the news is not all […]

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May Flood-Bond Update Shows Spending Drought in Lake Houston Area Continues

Reduce Flooding — Sun, 26 Jun 2022 17:42:52 +0000

The Harris County Flood Control District (HCFCD) posted the June 2022 status of 2018 flood-bond expenditures for Commissioners Court last Friday. Among the report’s highlights: the spending drought continues in the Lake Houston Area where only two capital improvement construction projects are active. Their total reported value: $2 thousand. That’s out of more than $235 […]

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Progress Reports on New Floodplain Maps and Flood Bond

Reduce Flooding — Sun, 29 May 2022 16:36:05 +0000

On Tuesday, 5/24/22, the Flood Control District transmitted updates on two projects (MAAPNext and the 2018 Flood Bond) to Harris County Commissioners. New Flood Insurance Rate Maps (floodplain maps) should be released within the next six months. In related news, the entire northeastern part of Harris County is still getting less than one thousandth of […]

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Flood-Bond Update through End of November 2021

Reduce Flooding — Tue, 21 Dec 2021 03:23:12 +0000

At the last meeting of Harris County Commissioners Court, Harris County Flood Control District (HCFCD) released a flood-bond update that shows spending through the end of November 2021. It provides a quick and easy way to see what your money is being spent on and where it is going. This differs from data reported recently […]

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HCFCD Issues Flood Bond Update as of March 30, 2021

Reduce Flooding — Wed, 31 Mar 2021 01:32:29 +0000

In the March 30, 2021 Harris County Commissioner’s Court Meeting, Harris County Flood Control District (HCFCD) gave a Flood Bond update. Here’s where projects in the 2018 Flood Bond program stand. Overview In the 30 months since the bond was approved by Harris County voters, the Harris County Flood Control District has used bond funds […]

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