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Brays Bayou Received Approximately Half Billion in Flood Mitigation Funding In Last 23 Years

Since 1998, the Brays Bayou watershed has received approximately a half billion dollars in flood-mitigation funding. To compile that estimate, I consulted Harris County Flood Control District’s (HCFCD) 2019 Federal Briefing (see page 45) and HCFCD’s “active construction projects” page. Map of Improvements Nature of Improvements The 2019 Federal Briefing (page 56) separates Brays improvements […]

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High Chance of Thunderstorms Every Day into Next Week

After a few drier days during the Memorial Day weekend, wet weather is returning and will last into next week. We should see a high chance (50% or greater) of thunderstorms every day for the next week. Pattern Similar to Last Month Setting Up According to Harris County Meteorologist Jeff Lindner, the upcoming pattern will […]

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State Highway 99 Construction Pushes South, Opening Vast Areas to New Development

Construction of State Highway 99 Segment H has pushed far south of FM1960 as you can see in the photo below. The segment extends eastward from Valley Ranch in Montgomery County at US59 eastward to Colony Ridge in Liberty County. At that point it turns southward toward I-10. Stage Highway 99 is also known as […]

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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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Wet Week Coming: 4-6 Inches Likely for Region, 8-10 Possible

Jeff Lindner, Harris County’s meteorologist is predicting a wet week ahead for southeast Texas with frequent rounds of thunderstorms and heavy rainfall. He also predicts flooding and flash flood threats that will increase throughout the week. Upper Level Disturbances Meet Tropical Moisture Inflow Says Lindner, “A short wave is approaching the area this morning. Numerous […]

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TUTS PUSHES ROCK OF AGES TO OCTOBER AND ADDS BROADWAY’S JERSEY BOYS TO THE 2021/22 SEASON

TUTS PUSHES ROCK OF AGES TO OCTOBER AND ADDS BROADWAY’S JERSEY BOYS TO THE 2021/22 SEASON TICKETS GO ON SALE TO THE PUBLIC ON MONDAY, JULY 19 With increased optimism about a return to the stage this fall, Theatre Under The Stars announced updates to its 2021/22 Season today, as well as an official on-sale […]

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Halls Bayou Illustrates Cost, Difficulty of Flood Mitigation in Overdeveloped Areas

Flooding within the Halls Bayou watershed illustrates what happens when development, density, lack of detention and insufficient distance from streams put people and their property in harms way. Instead of protecting a strip of green space near the bayou years ago, developers built right up to the edge. As density increased and developers built further […]

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Four Halls Bayou Detention Ponds Recently Completed; Four More Virtually Done

If you saw the recent front page article in the Houston Chronicle about Halls Bayou, you would think that Harris County Flood Control District (HCFCD) relegated residents in the watershed to “the back of the bus.” Even before the bond, Halls received four floodwater retention projects, three of which are major. HCFCD is trying to […]

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