Dredging starts at Lake Houston & San Jacinto River
Houston, TX – January 6, 2020 – Mayor Pro Tem Martin would like to make District E residents aware the City of Houston has issued a Notice To …
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Community Engagement Meeting for Halls Bayou Tributaries
The Harris County Flood Control District will hold a Community Engagement Meeting for Tributaries P118-23- 00 and P118-23-02, located west of Hardy Toll Road and south of Halls …
Disaster Recovery centers open in Harris County to help Imelda Survivors
What is the danger? Two Disaster Recovery Centers (DRC) are open in Harris County to help residents affected by Tropical Storm Imelda. Recovery specialists from the Federal Emergency …
State, City spar on speed of flood mitigation
HOUSTON – Texas Governor Greg Abbott and Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner are reportedly at odds about the plan to administer all flood recovery funds by the state. An …
$28M flood damage reduction pilot program includes Greens Bayou
The Harris County Flood Control District and one of its federal partners, the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), signed a partnership agreement for flood damage reduction improvement projects …
Imelda Recovery Community Forum: Angry homeowners demand flood relief now
By Gilbert Hoffman An information forum held last week at BakerRipley was attended by several hundred, and as the evening wore on the audience vented anger and frustration …
TROPICAL STORM IMELDA FLOODING PARALYZES HOUSTON
20” of Rain in 24 hours; 1500 High Water Rescues By Gilbert Hoffman HARRIS COUNTY – Tropical Storm IMELDA never reached hurricane status, but it ended up doing …
Castlewood hears plans for flood mitigation
Harris County Flood Control District and the Harris County Engineering Department have partnered to implement some of the flood control projects included in last year’s $2.5 Billion bond …
Community Engagement Meeting for the Halls Bayou Tributary and Stormwater Detention
The Harris County Flood Control District will hold a Community Engagement Meeting for the Halls Bayou Tributary P118-21-00 and Related Stormwater Detention Project. The purpose of this meeting …