Does Atlantic hurricane activity spike after El Niño? Simple answer: Yes. The historical record shows dramatic rebounds in ...
10/20/26 – Harris County Flood Control District (HCFCD) is behind schedule on projects involving Community Development Block Grants (CDBG) from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development ...
10/19/26 – Update includes several changes to text to clarify origin and status of $113 million. See GLO clarification at bottom of post. 10/16/26 – GLO Commissioner Dawn Buckingham says she is moving ...
Days since Hurricane Harvey. So, this seems like an opportunity to look back at what we have learned about flooding and flood ...
Harris County Commissioners will consider 44 items on their 10/15/26 agenda this week from the Harris County Flood Control District (HCFCD).
Harris County Commissioners Court will consider approving a $5 million grant from TWDB for drainage improvements to the ...
No single authority in the San Jacinto River Basin has responsibility for flooding. Instead we have jurisdictional fragmentation. Multiple jurisdictions have limited authority to solve parts of our ...
Yet, I can find no discussion of bond expenditures on the Engineering Department’s website. It contains only one mention of dollars “committed” (see below). ALTOGETHER, the county has so far committed ...
8/19/26 – Today, the Bear Branch Trail Association (BBTA) replaced the old low-water crossing over Bens Branch behind Bear Branch Elementary School with a new clear-span bridge. Chris Bloch, a member ...
8/7/26 – Yesterday, Harris County Commissioners discussed the largest tax hike in Harris County history. Before raising taxes a penny, they should examine the efficiency of the departments they ...
7/10/2026 – The Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) has published a Draft Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) Guide for Flood Resilience in Texas. It’s one of a number of documents in development for the ...
7/7/26 – Two weeks ago, I reached out to Harris County Flood Control District (HCFCD) about the priorities of new, incoming Executive Director, Marcus Stuckett. His top priority is executing the CDBG ...
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