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Reduce Flooding: Before You Vote, Know Where HCFCD Maintenance Dollars Go

10/21/24 – Today is the first day of early voting. Knowing where maintenance dollars go may affect how you vote on Harris County Flood Control District’s (HCFCD) proposed 63% maintenance-tax increase. Before you vote, you should know that maintenance dollars spent per square mile in different watersheds vary by 33:1. And that the San Jacinto, [
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Reduce Flooding: Details of HCFCD Spending in San Jacinto Watershed Since Harvey

10/20/24 – My latest FOIA request revealed some surprising details about Harris County Flood Control District (HCFCD) spending in the San Jacinto Watershed and how it contracts to the Brays Bayou Watershed. For several years, I have tracked HCFCD spending by watershed and project phase on a quarterly basis. I have discovered tremendous disparities in [
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Reduce Flooding: HCFCD Spending Drops Even As It Seeks Massive Tax Increase

10/15/24 – Even as Harris County Flood Control District (HCFCD) pleads with voters for a 63% tax increase, its spending continues to decrease – on both a quarterly and annual basis. Come to the Kingwood Community Center tax meeting tomorrow night to learn more about HCFCD’s Proposition A on your ballot. According to HCFCD data [
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