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Equity frameworks were never used to redirect cash from the record $2.5 billion flood bond passed after Hurricane Harvey. A ...
The extent of the funding gap surprised some county officials. The vast majority of projects are still in planning and design ...
All projects promised in a 2018 flood control bond (the largest ever in Harris County) won’t get done.. Unless HCFCD finds ...
Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo grilled officials Thursday over perceived transparency issues in the Harris County Flood ...
During a recent discussion about the status of Harris County Flood Control District projects from a 2018 bond, Harris County ...
Harris County voters approved a $2.5 billion flood-control bond in 2018. But now, there's not enough money to complete all 181 projects.
The Harris County Flood Control District will construct two stormwater detention basins along Cypress Creek with a goal of protecting an estimated 40,000 people.
"My age is 87, and there's no more than my body can handle," said one homeowner who fears she may not survive another flood.
Today, it's likely developers would not be allowed to build in such a flood-prone place. "Currently, Harris County has some of the strictest development criteria in the nation," Woodell said.
"Is it something that voters are going to be happy to hear? Of course not," Judge Lina Hidalgo said, as commissioners warn ...
In Harris County, the flood control district wants to buy properties along the San Jacinto River that have flooded repeatedly. Some residents aren’t leaving. By Emily Foxhall , The Texas Tribune ...
In Harris County, the flood control district wants to buy properties along the San Jacinto River that have flooded repeatedly. Some residents aren’t leaving.