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Reduce Your Flood Risk for Less than $1

3/20/25 – Montgomery County has asked U.S. Representative Dan Crenshaw for federal help in sponsoring a study on repurposing old sand mines. Please send a letter expressing your support. For less than $1 – the cost of an envelope and a stamp – you could help reduce your flood risk. Why Repurposing is Necessary Southern […]

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Five Sand Mines Upstream from Lake Houston are Wider than Lake Houston

3/18/25 – Five sand mines upstream from Lake Houston are wider than Lake Houston itself. But that’s not the only statistic that puts the area’s sand mining issues in perspective. The combined size of all upstream mines also exceeds the size of Lake Houston. Let’s look how these statistics relate to a bill pending in […]

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NHC Announces Changes to 2025 Hurricane Forecasts

3/12/25 – The National Hurricane Center (NHC) has announced a series of changes to 2025 hurricane forecasts. The changes affect cone graphics, risk maps, prediction periods, forecast uncertainty, and forecast frequency. Let me attempt to summarize and simplify a highly complex announcement. Experimental Cone Graphic with Depiction of Inland Watches/Warnings Along with its normal cone […]

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Northpark Reopened After 3 Day UPRR Closure

3/7/25 at 6 PM – Northpark reopened this afternoon after a three-day closure to let the Union Pacific Railroad (UPRR) insert a single 200-foot section of track weighing 55,000 pounds into their track across the major traffic artery. The closure tangled traffic throughout Kingwood as tens of thousands of commuters and shoppers struggled to find […]

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Editorial: Government Should Help Manage Uncertainty, Not Create It

3/4/25 – In many ways, the purpose of government is to help us manage uncertainty by working together. For instance: Triple Threat For Disaster Relief and Flood Mitigation But in the last month, newspapers and magazines from coast to coast have blared headlines about the possible impacts of massive federal government staff cuts and a […]

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Median Madness Postponed Due to Weather, Now March 8

2/20/25 – Houston City Council Member Fred Flickinger has postponed Round 2 of Median Madness because of weather predictions. Instead of February 22, the City will now hold the event on March 8 from 8:30 AM to 12:00 PM. Median Madness is a volunteer event in which Kingwood residents work with City crews to clear […]

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Some County Department Heads Receive Massive Pay Increases Despite Performance Issues

2/16/2025 – Comparing data recently obtained via a public information request to previous sources available online shows current pay rates and increases for Harris County Department heads. One head now receives more than half of a million dollars per year. Another seven receive more than $400,000 per year. And some pay increases exceed the entire […]

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Kingwood Diversion Ditch Preliminary Engineering Review Released

2/8/2025 – Harris County Flood Control District (HCFCD) has finally released the full text of the Kingwood Diversion Ditch Preliminary Engineering Review and its supporting files. The report, which was originally due in 300 days took more than 1400 days. When asked why it took so long, a HCFCD representative replied, “Personnel turnover.” The files […]

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