New year, new laws: From public safety funding to chicken coops, what you need to know – KXAN
… have a say in public safety funds, but critics, including State Rep. Ron Reynolds, D-Missouri City, argued it impedes on local governance.
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Building "Bridges" Across the Bayou City!
… have a say in public safety funds, but critics, including State Rep. Ron Reynolds, D-Missouri City, argued it impedes on local governance.
Read MoreAt 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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Read MoreWidening of Hunting Bayou, one of the poorest and most flood-damaged watersheds in the county, is kicking into high gear. Annual Rate of Spending Almost Quadruples since Harvey According to data obtained as part of a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request, Harris County Flood Control District and its partners (mainly the Army Corps and […]
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Read MoreHarris County Commissioners Court considered a motion today by the County Administrator to change the prioritization of flood-bond projects for the fourth time. By a 3-2 party-line vote, they approved a proposal that could soon lead to depriving outlying neighborhoods of flood bond funding. The vote today was preliminary. Before they take a final vote, […]
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Read MoreLotus Care House is opening a Housing Navigation Center, where people experiencing homelessness can get into permanent housing and access …
Read MoreTomorrow, Harris County Commissioners Court will consider a proposal that could shift even more flood-mitigation dollars toward Low-to-Moderate Income (LMI) neighborhoods. Harris County has 23 watersheds. Eight have a majority of LMI residents; the other 15 have a minority. For years now, certain Commissioners have argued that poorer watersheds should get more help because their […]
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Read MoreThe new county administrator, David Berry, put an item on the Commissioners Court Agenda for next Tuesday that would modify the formula for allocating flood-bond money among watersheds – again. Item #21-6881 (17th on the agenda) reads: “Request for discussion and possible action to modify the previously adopted “Prioritization Framework for the Implementation of the […]
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Read MoreHarris County Flood Control District (HCFCD) is accelerating its spending on flood mitigation projects. I compiled the chart below with data from a FOIA Request. This request parallels an earlier request and the end of the first quarter and includes spending through the end of the third quarter. In the 3.5 years since the flood […]
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Read MoreOn the Harris County Commissioner’s Court agenda for today are two Harris County Flood Control District (HCFCD) “transmittals.” One will update commissioners on flood-bond spending to date. The other will update commissioners on the progress of new flood maps (the MAAPnext program). They are items 269 and 270 on today’s agenda. Transmittals are reports by […]
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Read MoreThe recent redistricting of Harris County precincts could not have been more disruptive. More than half the county’s residents changed both precincts and commissioners. Can you say, “Tossed Salad”? It will take some time to work this out. In the meantime, “Many are asking how will new precinct boundaries affect flood-mitigation priorities?” We’ve already seen […]
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