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January 31, 2025 Reduce Flooding

HB 1532 Would Create Dredging and Maintenance District

1/31/25 – State Representative Charles Cunningham (District 127) has proposed HB 1532 in the 89th Texas Legislature. It would create a Lake Houston Dredging and Maintenance District. The bill has the potential to benefit all citizens of Harris County and from my perspective is one of the most important bills introduced in this legislature. Essentially […]

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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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August 14, 2022 Reduce Flooding

City’s Harvey Recovery Map Shows Lake Houston Area Has Received Little Assistance

Five years after Hurricane Harvey, the City of Houston’s Harvey Recovery Map shows that in the Lake Houston Area less than 100 families have received some form of financial assistance. That’s out of 16,000 homes and 3,300 businesses that flooded in the Lake Houston Area during Harvey. Breakdown by Program To be more precise, the […]

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April 11, 2021 Reduce Flooding

New Legislation that Could Affect Lake Houston Area Flood Control

New legislation has been introduced in the 87th Texas Legislature that could affect the future of Lake Houston Area flood control. Here is a list that shows the current status of key bills. It includes a high-level summary, plus links to the text of the bills, and their authors. If you wish to testify on […]

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December 23, 2020 Reduce Flooding

Preserve What Makes Lake Houston Area Unique

During my life, I’ve explored 49 states. But the state I choose to call home is Texas, and there’s no place I’d rather live in Texas than the Lake Houston Area. That’s in large part due to our proximity to nature and our fierce commitment to preservation. This country has a lot to love. But […]

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