Floodplain - HoustonNewMedia.org https://houstonnewmedia.org/tag/floodplain/ Building "Bridges" Across the Bayou City! Tue, 28 Oct 2025 14:23:45 +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 Floodplain - HoustonNewMedia.org https://houstonnewmedia.org/tag/floodplain/ 32 32 103504436 In Houston-area floodplain development, political donations beat science https://houstonnewmedia.org/in-houston-area-floodplain-development-political-donations-beat-science/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=in-houston-area-floodplain-development-political-donations-beat-science Tue, 28 Oct 2025 14:23:45 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=d6e5a7af270e12f843744826d8597cf2 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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]]> 1053716 Is it more economic to permit floodplain developments or mitigate them after floods? https://houstonnewmedia.org/is-it-more-economic-to-permit-floodplain-developments-or-mitigate-them-after-floods/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=is-it-more-economic-to-permit-floodplain-developments-or-mitigate-them-after-floods Wed, 26 Mar 2025 20:02:50 +0000 https://reduceflooding.com/?p=50057 3/26/25 – 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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]]> 926178 Supreme Court Punts Floodplain Regulation Case Back to Trial Court https://houstonnewmedia.org/supreme-court-punts-floodplain-regulation-case-back-to-trial-court/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=supreme-court-punts-floodplain-regulation-case-back-to-trial-court Mon, 24 Mar 2025 19:42:46 +0000 https://reduceflooding.com/?p=49961 3/24/25 – 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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]]> 924683 Final Notice Floodplain EO – thefacts.com https://houstonnewmedia.org/final-notice-floodplain-eo-thefacts-com/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=final-notice-floodplain-eo-thefacts-com Tue, 04 Feb 2025 18:08:48 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=8ea1dd010b197dd7a31d11bf9d7fdc15 ... Brazoria County has conducted an evaluation as. ... Brazoria County has conducted an evaluation as required Executive ...

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]]> 896613 Educating People About a Healthy Floodplain Environment https://houstonnewmedia.org/educating-people-about-a-healthy-floodplain-environment/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=educating-people-about-a-healthy-floodplain-environment Thu, 12 Dec 2024 23:11:03 +0000 https://reduceflooding.com/?p=48205 12/12/24 – 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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]]> 860906 100-Year Floodplain | Public Notice | thefacts.com https://houstonnewmedia.org/100-year-floodplain-public-notice-thefacts-com/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=100-year-floodplain-public-notice-thefacts-com Tue, 10 Oct 2023 05:30:30 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=379fd18cd128cb60ca7e563f34f21540 ... Brazoria County This is to give notice that Brazoria County, under part 58, has determined that the following proposed actions under the Brazoria ...

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]]> 673433 New Development on Townsend in Humble Almost Finished Clearing https://houstonnewmedia.org/new-development-on-townsend-in-humble-almost-finished-clearing/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=new-development-on-townsend-in-humble-almost-finished-clearing Sat, 24 Sep 2022 22:57:56 +0000 https://reduceflooding.com/?p=35436 Developers 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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]]> 433002 Floodplain Management | Sugar Land, TX – Official Website https://houstonnewmedia.org/floodplain-management-sugar-land-tx-official-website/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=floodplain-management-sugar-land-tx-official-website Sun, 30 Jan 2022 20:43:11 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=864dd1c8f3318d8b39c85eb25f2c4bc9 The City of Sugar Land participates in the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), which is administered by the Federal Emergency Management ...

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]]> 244588 New MoCo Development Being Built on Wetlands in 10-Year Flood Zone https://houstonnewmedia.org/new-moco-development-being-built-on-wetlands-in-10-year-flood-zone/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=new-moco-development-being-built-on-wetlands-in-10-year-flood-zone Thu, 27 Jan 2022 12:08:24 +0000 https://reduceflooding.com/?p=30912 At 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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]]> 242883 Mitigation and Construction in the Floodplain | Sugar Land, TX – Official Website https://houstonnewmedia.org/mitigation-and-construction-in-the-floodplain-sugar-land-tx-official-website/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mitigation-and-construction-in-the-floodplain-sugar-land-tx-official-website Mon, 27 Dec 2021 21:37:42 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=31ff7cd79af5e4f1963eeb8e8a86ae99 Substantial renovation of existing buildings and new construction usually requires certain flood damage protection requirements.

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]]> 225347 Floodplain Maps | Sugar Land, TX – Official Website https://houstonnewmedia.org/floodplain-maps-sugar-land-tx-official-website/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=floodplain-maps-sugar-land-tx-official-website Mon, 27 Dec 2021 21:37:39 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=ec632d34a95885c4eab488f5a02cce70 Information on the Maps. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) no longer prints paper flood maps, so the maps you can view online are what ...

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]]> 225191 Mitigation and Construction in the Floodplain https://houstonnewmedia.org/mitigation-and-construction-in-the-floodplain/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mitigation-and-construction-in-the-floodplain Mon, 27 Dec 2021 20:54:00 +0000 https://www.sugarlandtx.gov/2249 Substantial renovation of existing buildings and new construction usually requires certain flood damage protection requirements.

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]]> 225140 Floodplain Maps https://houstonnewmedia.org/floodplain-maps/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=floodplain-maps Mon, 27 Dec 2021 20:52:00 +0000 https://www.sugarlandtx.gov/2246 The City's Building Department has flood maps that indicate whether you live in a Special Flood Hazard Area. There is also information on flooding problems in specific, localized areas.

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]]> 225142 Floodplain Management https://houstonnewmedia.org/floodplain-management/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=floodplain-management Mon, 27 Dec 2021 20:48:00 +0000 https://www.sugarlandtx.gov/2245 Floodplain Management information and resources.

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]]> 225146 Floodplain Forms https://houstonnewmedia.org/floodplain-forms/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=floodplain-forms Mon, 27 Dec 2021 20:46:00 +0000 https://www.sugarlandtx.gov/2255 Search through forms about flooding.

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]]> 225156 How to Find and Verify Flood-Related Information: Part II https://houstonnewmedia.org/how-to-find-and-verify-flood-related-information-part-ii/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-to-find-and-verify-flood-related-information-part-ii Tue, 30 Nov 2021 01:09:20 +0000 https://reduceflooding.com/?p=29768 This is Part II in a series about how to find and verify flood-related information. Yesterday’s post focused on finding good information about flood vulnerabilities. This second part will focus on reviewing developers’ plans. The second can compound the first. The very first sentence of the Texas Water Code § 11.086 begins with a warning […]

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