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Recent HCFCD figures show that the size of a low-to-moderate income (LMI) population in a watershed now correlates more highly with mitigation spending than damaged structures. Previously, I coined the phrase “funding flows to damage.” That’s still true, but the number of LMI residents in a watershed correlates even more strongly. The latest spending data […]

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May 16, 2021 Reduce Flooding

Greens, Halls Bayous Get 26% of All HCFCD Flood-Mitigation Spending Since Harvey

Two watersheds that, according to a political narrative, have gotten no flood-mitigation spending have actually gotten the lion’s share. Information, newly available through a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Request, reveals that Greens and Halls Bayous have gotten 26.1% of all Harris County Flood Control District (HCFCD) spending. That’s out of 23 watersheds since Hurricane […]

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