In Houston-area floodplain development, political donations beat science
A woman stands on wetlands in Missouri City, Texas. Dinishi Abayarathna stands on wetlands near the Estates of Silver Ridge in Missouri City on Oct.
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A woman stands on wetlands in Missouri City, Texas. Dinishi Abayarathna stands on wetlands near the Estates of Silver Ridge in Missouri City on Oct.
Read More3/26/25 – From a public policy perspective, is it more economical to permit floodplain developments or mitigate them after floods? I asked ChatGPT that question this morning. It was consistent with year’s of research on flooding. The issue pertains directly to posts in the last two days about a proposed development called the Crossing at […]
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Read More3/24/25 – On March 21, 2025, the Supreme Court of Texas ruled on a long-running lawsuit between a developer and the City of Houston over floodplain regulation. The Supreme Court reversed an Appeals Court judgement, which had dismissed the developer’s claims against the City, thus keeping the case alive. The developer argued that the City’s […]
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Read More… Brazoria County has conducted an evaluation as. … Brazoria County has conducted an evaluation as required Executive …
Read More12/12/24 – Karastin Katusin gets people to see, touch, and experience a healthy floodplain environment, so they will want to protect such places. Katusin is a geologist and educator by training. She is also the Community Conservation Manager for the Bayou Land Conservancy, one of the leading environmental organizations in southeast Texas. Her mission: connecting people […]
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Read More… Brazoria County This is to give notice that Brazoria County, under part 58, has determined that the following proposed actions under the Brazoria …
Read MoreDevelopers have virtually finished clearing approximately 70 acres on Townsend Blvd. West in Humble. The land is immediately north of Sam’s Club and east of Walmart and Aldine ISD’s Jones Middle School. The image below from Google Earth shows the location of the land and the extent of clearing as of last April. At that […]
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Read MoreThe City of Sugar Land participates in the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), which is administered by the Federal Emergency Management …
Read MoreAt least part of Madera, a new 1,700-acre development in Montgomery County that straddles FM1314 immediately north of SH242, is being built on wetlands and is in a 10-year flood zone. US Fish & Wildlife Map Shows Wetlands Dot Development FEMA’s Base Flood Elevation Viewer Shows Flood Risk Note that this survey shows only about […]
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Read MoreSubstantial renovation of existing buildings and new construction usually requires certain flood damage protection requirements.
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