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We Won World War II in Half the Time That It’s Taking to Start Harvey Flood-Mitigation Projects

Reduce Flooding — Sun, 02 Mar 2025 00:14:21 +0000

3/1/25 – More than 60 flood-mitigation and disaster-relief projects identified after Hurricane Harvey have yet to begin. We won World War II in half that time. Between Pearl Harbor and the surrender of Japan, 1349 days elapsed. But more than twice that number of days have elapsed since Hurricane Harvey in 2017. At 1349 Days […]

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General Land Office Launches Disaster Preparedness Campaign

Reduce Flooding — Tue, 14 Jun 2022 21:37:10 +0000

The Texas General Land Office (GLO) has launched a disaster preparedness campaign called “Don’t Ignore Your Risk.” GLO developed the new outreach initiative to encourage Texans to prepare for hurricane season and stay prepared. The season began Wednesday, June 1, and runs through November 30, 2022. “Don’t Ignore Your Risk” The disaster preparedness campaign includes […]

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GLO Letters to HUD, Green, Garcia Tell Another Side of Mitigation Funding Story

Reduce Flooding — Wed, 16 Jun 2021 01:07:29 +0000

Two letters from Texas General Land Office (GLO) – one to the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the other to US Representatives Al Green and Sylvia Garcia – explain the GLO’s awards in a recent competition for $1.1 billion in Harvey mitigation funding. GLO Commissioner George P. Bush sent the first […]

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GLO’s Bush Requests Direct Funding from HUD for Harris County Flood Mitigation

Reduce Flooding — Thu, 27 May 2021 02:18:19 +0000

Tonight, Texas General Land Office (GLO) announced that it would support a direct allocation to Harris County from HUD Mitigation funds for $750 million. On May 21, the GLO announced winners of US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) grants totaling more than a billion dollars for Hurricane Harvey flood mitigation. Only problem: none […]

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How to Speed Up Flood Mitigation Funding: Part II

Reduce Flooding — Sun, 09 May 2021 19:24:50 +0000

Today marks the 1349th day since Hurricane Harvey. That’s also how long it took the United States to win World War II. To date, we’ve studied problems, made bold plans and, in a few cases, actually started constructing flood mitigation projects. But none of the $2.1 billion allocated for Texas flood mitigation by the US […]

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“We Must Streamline Disaster Recovery Before the Next Disaster”

Reduce Flooding — Sat, 08 May 2021 11:23:43 +0000

By George P. Bush George P. Bush is Commissioner for the Texas General Land Office (GLO), the state agency tasked with leading the disaster recovery process after Hurricane Harvey, the second most destructive storm in American history. This guest editorial is a response to yesterday’s post about disaster recovery taking more time than it took […]

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GLO Announces Homeowner Assistance, Reimbursement Programs for Imelda

Reduce Flooding — Wed, 21 Apr 2021 16:11:31 +0000

Texas Land Commissioner George P. Bush has announced locations of regional Homeowner Assistance and Reimbursement Programs (HARP) offices in advance of the application release for help from Tropical Storm Imelda. The Texas General Land Office (GLO) allocated $137.8 million of Community Development Block Grant – Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) funds from the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). […]

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