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Harris County Commissioners Court Agendas Reflect HCFCD Slowdown

Reduce Flooding — Fri, 07 Nov 2025 23:46:44 +0000

11/7/2025 – Seven years into what was supposed to be a ten-year flood bond, less than 40% of the money has been spent. As a result of slower than expected project execution, Harris County Flood Control District (HCFCD) is running out of time to complete projects associated with hundreds of millions of dollars in matching […]

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Commissioners Clarify Stance on Flood-Bond Partnership-Project Funding

Reduce Flooding — Fri, 11 Jul 2025 02:01:56 +0000

7/10/25 – In today’s Harris County Commissioners Court meeting, the Court clarified its stance on funding flood-bond partnership projects in the face of spending cuts announced in the last meeting. Commissioners revisited a vote on a motion from their 6/26/25 meeting that cast doubt over completion of 80% of the projects in the 2018 flood […]

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Harris County Commissioners Wrestle with $100 Million Drainage Funding Shortfall

Reduce Flooding — Wed, 02 Apr 2025 00:51:26 +0000

4/1/25 – In their 3/27/25 meeting, Harris County Commissioners wrestled for more than an hour with a massive, $100 million drainage funding shortfall. But $100 million may not come close to solving drainage problems in the county’s subdivisions. As a result, Commissioners ordered the Flood Control District and Engineering Department to return to Commissioners Court […]

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Flood Bond, Subdivision Drainage Shortfalls Prompt Harsh Words From Commissioners

Reduce Flooding — Fri, 07 Feb 2025 04:14:09 +0000

2/6/2025 – Fireworks erupted today in Harris County Commissioners Court today over the 2018 Flood Bond and Subdivision Drainage shortfalls. It was a rare display of bipartisan outrage. All four commissioners and the county judge took turns expressing concerns about budget shortfalls. The County Engineer, the Head of the Flood Control District, the County’s Budget […]

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Fireworks Erupt in Commissioners Court Over Flood Bond, Subdivision Drainage Shortfalls

Reduce Flooding — Fri, 07 Feb 2025 02:48:28 +0000

2/6/2025 – Fireworks erupted today in Harris County Commissioners Court over the 2018 Flood Bond and a subset of projects within it called “Subdivision Drainage Projects.” It was a rare display of bipartisan outrage. All four commissioners and the county judge took turns expressing concerns about budget shortfalls. The County Engineer, the Head of the […]

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At Least Seven Investigations Launched into Colony Ridge

Reduce Flooding — Tue, 09 Jan 2024 23:38:31 +0000

Today, Harris County joined the growing list of governmental agencies looking into Colony Ridge. The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) have already concluded their investigations and filed Federal lawsuits against the troubled developer. On December 29, 2023, the New York Post reported that the Internal Revenue Service, Army Corps […]

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Editorial: What Happens When Leaders Become Misleaders

Reduce Flooding — Thu, 07 Dec 2023 20:55:37 +0000

Misleading statements. Broken promises. Redefining commonly accepted meanings of words. Math that doesn’t add up. Gobbledygook explanations. These practices have all become “business as usual” in Harris County Commissioners Court. And they come with a high price tag. Bait-and-Switch Bonds To get the 2022 Road and Parks Bond approved, County Judge Lina Hidalgo, Commissioner Adrian […]

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Four Dems Take No Action to Honor Pre-Election Bond Promise

Reduce Flooding — Sat, 04 Nov 2023 21:26:24 +0000

On Tuesday, 10/31/23, Harris County Commissioner’s court took no action on a request from Commissioner Tom Ramsey PE to abide by a pre-election promise to voters re: the 2022 Road and Parks Bonds. Ramsey could not even find a second for his motion on Agenda Item #418. During debate on the topic: When they talked […]

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Commissioners Discuss Colony Ridge, But Take No Position Yet

Reduce Flooding — Wed, 11 Oct 2023 23:49:14 +0000

As the state legislature takes up what to do about Colony Ridge, Harris County Commissioner Tom Ramsey, PE, brought the issue up in the 10/10/23 session of Commissioners Court. Ramsey Leads Off Discussion with Photos of Dramatic Erosion, Impacts Ramsey presented dramatic photos of erosion coming from Colony Ridge. He also discussed how rampant erosion […]

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Harris County Approves $825 Million Flood-Mitigation Project List For HUD/GLO Funds

Reduce Flooding — Wed, 07 Jun 2023 00:32:25 +0000

On June 6, 2023, Harris County Flood Control District (HCFCD) recommended to Commissioners Court a flood-mitigation and disaster-relief project list totaling $825 million. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) allocated the funds to Harris County via the Texas General Land Office (GLO). The projects will require another $145 million in local-match funds […]

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Dems Deprive Republican Precincts of Services

Reduce Flooding — Wed, 14 Sep 2022 06:10:11 +0000

Late in the afternoon on 9/13/22, my phone started blowing up. Frantic callers asked, “Are you watching Commissioners Court?” I wasn’t unfortunately. I was working on a post about the completion of a flood-mitigation project. But my priorities quickly changed when I learned that the three Democrats (Garcia, Ellis and Hidalgo) voted – as a […]

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Harris County Commissioners Will Hold Special Meeting on Redistricting Thursday

Reduce Flooding — Tue, 19 Oct 2021 13:56:16 +0000

There are political changes afoot that could radically affect flood-mitigation efforts, just as the equity prioritization framework did. Perhaps the most important meeting of Harris County Commissioners Court in a decade will take place during rush hour on Thursday afternoon when few people can watch. With only three days of public notice, commissioners will consider […]

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Harris County Commissioners Will Hold Special Meeting on Redistricting Thursday

Reduce Flooding — Tue, 19 Oct 2021 13:56:16 +0000

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Harris County Commissioners Approve Final Members and Coordinator for Community Flood Resilience Task Force

Reduce Flooding — Wed, 10 Mar 2021 01:15:43 +0000

At the 3/9/2021 meeting, Harris County Commissioners Court approved the final members and a coordinator for the Community Flood Resilience Task Force. Commissioners established the Task Force last October to ensure “equity” in flood bond spending after months of debate. At the time, Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo and the four commissioners each appointed one […]

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Harris County Commissioners Approve Two Projects That Could Benefit Humble-Kingwood Area

Reduce Flooding — Mon, 01 Mar 2021 23:55:38 +0000

Harris County Commissioners Court unanimously approved two items on today’s agenda that could eventually benefit the Humble/Kingwood Area. #60 Recommendation to execute a Partnership Agreement with TXDoT for preliminary engineering and environmental review for a railroad grade separation on Hamblen Road, from Loop 494 to Laurel Springs Lane. #83 Authorization to negotiate an interlocal agreement […]

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Bridge over Tracks, Upstream Detention on Friday’s Commissioners Court Agenda

Reduce Flooding — Wed, 24 Feb 2021 22:09:32 +0000

Two Kingwood-related items are on Harris County Commissioner’s Court agenda for this Friday. #60 Recommendation to execute a Partnership Agreement with TXDoT for preliminary engineering and environmental review for a railroad grade separation on Hamblen Road, from Loop 494 to Laurel Springs Lane. #83 Authorization to negotiate an interlocal agreement for a partnership project with […]

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Woodridge Village Purchase and Two More Kingwood Flood Control Measures APPROVED by Harris County Commissioners Today

Reduce Flooding — Wed, 10 Feb 2021 00:07:58 +0000

Today, at 5:52PM, Harris County Commissioners Court unanimously approved three flood-control measures affecting Kingwood. The measures included approval to negotiate engineering contracts for improvements to the Kingwood Diversion Ditch and Taylor Gully. The third approval involved purchase of Woodridge Village from Perry Homes to build a regional floodwater detention facility in Montgomery County. Woodridge Village […]

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Woodridge Village Purchase on Wednesday’s Houston City Council Agenda

Reduce Flooding — Wed, 09 Dec 2020 04:13:57 +0000

Houston City Council will consider two items Wednesday that could ultimately pave the way for the purchase of Woodridge Village from Perry Homes. Woodridge Village twice contributed to the flooding of hundreds of homes in Kingwood’s Elm Grove Village last year. For more than a year, the City, Harris County Flood Control and Perry Homes’ […]

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