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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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October 15, 2024 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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October 11, 2024 Google Alert - Sugar Land, Texas

Filmmakers, actors push for more funding to attract new productions to Texas

“Yellowstone” showrunner Taylor Sheridan, Houston-born actor Dennis Quaid and other stakeholders testified. Sheridan said money ultimately determines …

October 10, 2024 Google Alert - "Sugar Land"

Quote du jour: Rep. Fletcher on FEMA funding

Sugar Land Office 1600 Highway 6. Suite 455. Sugar Land, TX 77478. Phone: (713) 353-8680. Fax: (713) 353-8677 · Home · Contact · Privacy · United …

October 1, 2024 Google Alert - "fort bend county"

Secrecy surrounds funding arrangement for Attack Poverty’s Flourishment Center

Fort Bend County wired $2.5 million dollars to Attack Poverty on June 27, 2023. According to a demand letter sent by County Attorney Bridgette Smith- …

October 1, 2024 Google Alert - Sugar Land, Texas

Secrecy surrounds funding arrangement for Attack Poverty’s Flourishment Center

The county attorney sent default notices to Attack Poverty in March 2024, demanding reimbursement of the grant funds. In the Summer of 2023, Fort Bend …

August 15, 2024 Google Alert - "Missouri City"

Fort Bend County secures over $17 million in mitigation funding from Texas General Land Office

Location: SW Side of Missouri City, South of Sugar Land, on a section of the Brazos River near LID #19, LID#15 area. Judge KP George emphasized …

August 6, 2024 Google Alert - "fort bend county"

Fort Bend County considers funding 82 additional positions in FY 2024-25 budget

Fort Bend County is considering additional staffing requests for its fiscal year 2024-25 budget.

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July 5, 2024 Reduce Flooding

Where HCFCD Spending Goes

Harris County Flood Control District (HCFCD) spending data obtained via a Freedom of Information Act Request shows that countywide: For details, see below. Modest Rebound Compared to 1Q24 The chart below shows HCFCD spending in 27 quarters since Hurricane Harvey. It shows a dramatic uptick between 2018 and 2021, followed by an even more dramatic […]

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June 21, 2024 Google Alert - Sugar Land, Texas

Health tech co. raises seed funding, AI startup expands abroad, and more Houston …

… Texas Medical Center Venture Fund. The total amount raised was undisclosed … Sugar Land. For the next year, the company will identify vertiport …