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Bill Gates calls for climate fight to shift focus from curbing emissions to reducing human suffering

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Flickinger Provides Updates on Lake Houston Gates, Dredging District

Reduce Flooding — Wed, 18 Jun 2025 23:05:41 +0000

6/18/25 – While speaking to the Kingwood Executive Group this morning, Houston District E City Council Member Fred Flickinger reassured members that the project to add more flood gates to the Lake Houston Dam was on track. He said that the engineering and environmental survey work should be completed by the end of this year […]

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Update on Lake Houston Gates

Reduce Flooding — Sat, 25 May 2024 19:16:35 +0000

5/25/24 – Houston City Council Members Fred Flickinger and Twila Carter met at the Lake Houston gates yesterday with members of the Coastal Water Authority (CWA), Black & Veatch engineering, and Houston Public Works. They reviewed the status of repairs to a broken gate and a program to add 11 new gates to the dam. […]

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Bill Gates Shares Summer Recommendations From Houston Barbecue Joint

Kayla Stewart — Wed, 22 May 2024 17:56:56 +0000

Bill Gates announced his summer recommendations at Pinkerton’s Barbecue | Courtesy of Gates Ventures

Summer reading and ribs make quite the pairing Microsoft co-founder and software virtuoso Bill Gates announced his annu...

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Flickinger Provides Updates On Gates, Dredging, Northpark, More

Reduce Flooding — Wed, 24 Apr 2024 18:32:15 +0000

City of Houston District E Council Member Fred Flickinger addressed a group of local executives at the Kingwood Country Club this morning. He covered a wide range of topics, both in his talk and during Q&A. They included the status of five flood-related topics for the Lake Houston Area: Floodgate Construction Could Start in ’25 […]

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TWDB to Consider $50 Million Grant for Lake Houston Gates

Reduce Flooding — Fri, 01 Dec 2023 09:58:52 +0000

Save the date. On December 7, 2023, the Texas Water Development Board will consider a $50 million grant to the City of Houston for structural improvements to the Lake Houston Dam. The improvements will extend the life of the dam and enable rapid lowering of lake levels in advance of a flood. The project, led […]

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SJRA Appoints Aubrey Spear New General Manager

Reduce Flooding — Wed, 15 Nov 2023 19:58:31 +0000

November 15, 2023 – The San Jacinto River Authority (SJRA) Board of Directors announced today the selection of Aubrey A. Spear, PE, as general manager. Duties As general manager, Spear will oversee the development and implementation of SJRA’s vision, mission and strategic goals through the collaboration with the SJRA’s Operating Divisions: General and Administrative Services, […]

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Update on Floodgates, Dredging, Sand Traps from Martin, Costello

Reduce Flooding — Wed, 18 Oct 2023 11:47:58 +0000

At Mayor Pro Tem Dave Martin’s final town hall meeting last night, he and Chief Recovery Officer Stephen Costello gave an update on the status of new, higher capacity floodgates for the Lake Houston Dam. Their talks also addressed dredging and sand traps. According to the latest estimate, construction of the gates now looks like […]

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Jetton, Gates vote to impeach Paxton | | fbherald.com

Google Alert - Sugar Land, Texas — Wed, 31 May 2023 15:36:22 +0000

... of Fort Bend County voted to impeach Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Saturday. State Rep. Jacey Jetton, R-Sugar Land, and state Rep.

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Google Alert - "Sugar Land" — Wed, 31 May 2023 15:36:22 +0000

Jacey Jetton, R-Sugar Land, and state Rep. Gary Gates, R-Richmond, joined 119 other House members who voted to impeach the embattled attorney ...

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Last-Minute Funding Breathes New Life into Lake Houston Gates Project

Reduce Flooding — Thu, 25 May 2023 21:54:59 +0000

The project to install more flood gates on the Lake Houston Dam has resulted in more nail-biting than a Steven Spielberg movie. Perhaps no project inspired more hope among flood-weary home- and business owners in the San Jacinto watershed. Importance is high, but the costs turned out far higher than expected and dollars proved hard […]

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Lack of Support in Legislature Putting Lake Houston Gates Project in Danger

Reduce Flooding — Wed, 17 May 2023 20:28:05 +0000

Lack of support by the Texas State legislature is putting the project to add more floodgates to the Lake Houston dam in danger. Right now, money is not in the appropriations bill for the next two years. And if we have to wait for another two years, the initial $50 million committed by FEMA to […]

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City Gets Favorable Ruling on BCR for Lake Houston Gates Project

Reduce Flooding — Wed, 07 Dec 2022 16:55:30 +0000

During Harvey, 16,000 homes and 3,300 businesses in the Lake Houston Area flooded. Local leaders identified the disparity in release capacities between the Lake Conroe and Lake Houston Dams as one of the contributing factors to the severity of flooding. The floodgates on Lake Conroe can release water 15 times faster than the gates on […]

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Harvey: A 5-Year Flood-Mitigation Report Card

Reduce Flooding — Sat, 27 Aug 2022 03:09:38 +0000

Tomorrow is the fifth anniversary of Hurricane Harvey. Many in the Lake Houston Area have asked, “Are we safer now?” The answer is yes, but we have a long way to go to achieve all our goals. Here’s a five-year flood-mitigation report card. It describes what we have and haven’t accomplished in 29 areas. So […]

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All Parties Still Focused on Finding Solution for Adding Flood Gates to Lake Houston Dam

Reduce Flooding — Thu, 04 Aug 2022 23:10:24 +0000

Initial options that the City of Houston explored for adding more flood gates to the Lake Houston Dam struggled to achieve a high enough Benefit/Cost Ratio. However, all parties involved are still hopeful that a solution can be found. They are now evaluating yet another option. It would add gates in the earthen (eastern) portion […]

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Flood gates open as Chihuahuas trounce Space Cowboys, 11-3 | KTSM 9 News

Google Alert - Sugar Land, Texas — Sat, 09 Jul 2022 04:37:36 +0000

SUGAR LAND, Texas – The El Paso Chihuahuas tied their season high by hitting five home runs in Friday night's 11-3 win over the Sugar Land Space ...

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Flood gates open as Chihuahuas trounce Space Cowboys, 11-3 | KTSM 9 News

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SUGAR LAND, Texas – The El Paso Chihuahuas tied their season high by hitting five home runs in Friday night's 11-3 win over the Sugar Land Space ...

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CWA Exploring Alternate Plan for Adding Lake Houston Dam Gates

Reduce Flooding — Mon, 04 Jul 2022 20:33:25 +0000

Coastal Water Authority (CWA) recently posted minutes from its May 11th board meeting that reveal a possible new direction for adding more flood gates to the Lake Houston Dam. After months of discussing various crest gate alternatives to increase the release capacity of the dam, engineers will now focus on examining two tainter gate alternatives. […]

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State Rep. Gary Gates takes issue with County Judge’s letter to Disney CEO – Fort Bend Independent

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“As a Texas legislator representing Fort Bend County, a business owner, an employer of ... Ferguson, Lane re-elected to Sugar Land City Council.

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State Rep. Gary Gates takes issue with County Judge’s letter to Disney CEO – Fort Bend Independent

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