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11/4/2025 – FEMA floodplain maps contradict a claim made by Scarborough Development/San Jacinto Preserve in a presentation made to the City of Houston and Harris County officials on 10/29/25. The developer recently bought 5,316 acres, mostly in the floodplains and floodways of Spring and Cypress Creeks, and the San Jacinto West Fork. The land lies […]

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October 15, 2025 Reduce Flooding

Developer Buys 5300 Acres of Floodplains, Floodways, Wetlands from Ryko

10/15/2025 – San Jacinto Preserve and a sister company, Scarborough Houston LLC have purchased approximately 5300 acres of land west of Kingwood from Ryko and its sister company, Pacific Indio Properties. Ryko tried for years to develop approximately the land, most of which is floodplains, floodways and wetlands where the San Jacinto West Fork, Spring […]

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August 10, 2025 Reduce Flooding

Guadalupe Flood Tragedy: How Could It NOT Happen?

8/10/25 – A reader asked me, “How could the July 4 Guadalupe flood tragedy happen?” He sent me an article that quoted an associate professor from Syracuse University who studied FEMA’s flood maps. The professor said that people knew Camp Mystic buildings were in the 100-year floodplain. Then she said, “It’s a mystery to me […]

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November 11, 2023 Reduce Flooding

Northpark South Starts Clearing Wetlands, Floodplain

Colorado-based Century Land Holdings of Texas, LLC has started clearing land for Northpark South in Porter along the West Fork of the San Jacinto River at the west end of Northpark Drive. Documents from the Houston Planning Commission, USGS, and FEMA; eyewitness accounts from nearby residents and flood professionals; and aerial photos indicate: The same […]

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