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Some County Department Heads Receive Massive Pay Increases Despite Performance Issues

2/16/2025 – Comparing data recently obtained via a public information request to previous sources available online shows current pay rates and increases for Harris County Department heads. One head now receives more than half of a million dollars per year. Another seven receive more than $400,000 per year. And some pay increases exceed the entire […]

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Kingwood Diversion Ditch Preliminary Engineering Review Released

2/8/2025 – Harris County Flood Control District (HCFCD) has finally released the full text of the Kingwood Diversion Ditch Preliminary Engineering Review and its supporting files. The report, which was originally due in 300 days took more than 1400 days. When asked why it took so long, a HCFCD representative replied, “Personnel turnover.” The files […]

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Cypress Creek Drainage Improvement District Provides Unified Voice for Watershed

2/5/2025 – The Cypress Creek Drainage Improvement District (CCDID) just published its first “impact report.” The report comes about a year and a half after Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed into law House Bill 5334 – authored by State Rep. Sam Harless – which created the special purpose district to address flooding in the Cypress […]

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CWA Beginning to Explore New Dam for Lake Houston

2/3/25 – Minutes from the November and December board meetings of the Coastal Water Authority (CWA) suggest that the group is beginning to explore a new dam for Lake Houston, even as it plans repairs and additional gates for the old dam. This post explores the projects and how they fit together. Discussion in November […]

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Last Chance to Reduce Flood Risk from Sand Mining

1/24/25 – Only hours remain to reduce your flood risk from sand mining. The public comment period for the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality’s (TCEQ) proposed new best management practices (BMPs) for sand mines closes tonight at 11:59 PM. As of this morning, fewer than 200 people statewide had left comments. That’s less than 1% […]

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Best to Stay off Northpark in Snow

1/20/25 – As I write this, the snow has already begun. Some people are predicting up to 6″ tonight and tomorrow. To put that in historical perspective, Houston hasn’t seen that much snow since 1895. The Lake Houston Redevelopment Authority sent out a notice tonight saying that construction on Northpark would be tabled until after […]

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NWS Now Predicting Up to 5″ of Snow, Sleet

1/19/25 at 9 AM – This morning, the National Weather Service (NWS) updated its predictions for the Winter Storm Watch and Cold Weather Advisory issued yesterday. The possible accumulations of snow increased from 3″ to 5″ with ice accumulations of around one tenth of an inch also possible. Banding will lead to a disparity in […]

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Official Holiday Tornado Report from HCFCD

1/3/25 – Jeff Lindner, Harris County’s Meteorologist, provided this official holiday tornado report. Southeast Texas experienced a highly active period of severe weather from 12/24/24 through 12/28/24. It included several tornado outbreaks on both the 26th and 28th. Said Lindner, “While it is not uncommon to have severe weather and tornados in southeast Texas during […]

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Mercer Detention Basins Going Slower than Expected

12/17/24 – The two Mercer Stormwater Detention Basins along Cypress Creek at FM1960 and the Hardy Tollroad were originally scheduled for completion in April of this year. Pictures taken today, however, show contractors are far from finished. Together, the two basins will be able to store 512 acre feet of stormwater when complete. They will […]

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