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10/7/2025 – Newly posted spending figures on the Harris County Flood Control District (HCFCD) website for the third quarter of 2025 show a continuing slowdown in spending. Last quarter, HCFCD spending fell below where we started after the flood-bond election in 2018 … almost to a quarter of what it was at the peak under […]
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Read More4/22/25 – HCFCD has added Microsoft Power BI capabilities to its website. They let users interactively explore and visualize HCFCD spending by watershed. Data goes back to the start of the 2018 Flood Bond. Users can even sort spending data by: See below. Using those “filters” on the left-hand side of the page instantly reconfigures […]
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Read More1/26/25 – According to data provided in response to a FOIA request, Harris County Flood Control District (HCFCD) spending has now declined for the fourth straight year, despite $3 billion left in the flood bond (including committed partnership funding). High Cost of Slowing Down HCFCD spending picked up slightly last quarter compared to the previous […]
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Read More10/15/24 – 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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Read MoreHarris 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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Read MoreThird quarter flood-mitigation spending data is now available for Harris County Flood Control District and its partners. In some ways, the data shows a continuation of previous trends. But the data also contained some surprises. The major findings: Let’s look at each and the implications. Overall, Slowdown Magnifies Inflation Concerns Overall, flood-mitigation spending dipped about […]
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Read MoreAfter a sharp decline in the first quarter of 2023, Harris County Flood Control District (HCFCD) spending rebounded slightly in the second quarter. Second quarter spending did not recover to recent peaks, but at least exceeded pre-2018 Flood Bond levels. One Third of Bond Money Spent in Half the Projected Time However, HCFCD is still […]
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