6/17/26 – Harris County Precinct 3 Commissioner Tom Ramsey PE addressed the Kingwood Executive Group this morning about flooding and infrastructure as the season’s first tropical storm formed less than a hundred miles away from Houston. Local business owners comprise the group. Many had flooded badly during Hurricane Harvey. They came eager to learn more […]
6/16/2026 (updated throughout day) – At 10AM EDT today, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) issued Potential Tropical Cyclone Advisory #1 for the 2026 hurricane season. At 4PM, NHC predicted the center of a tropical storm would pass Galveston around mid-day on Wednesday, 6/17/26. Infrared satellite images show a wide band of deep tropical moisture building […]
6/15/26 – The Taylor Gully-Woodridge Project in Kingwood is now in construction. That’s good news for the hundreds of families who flooded repeatedly, largely due upstream clearcutting for construction. How Long Will Construction Take and Other Questions Many have asked me how long the project will take, so I submitted a FOIA request for the […]
6/14/2026 – The entire Houston region is under a flash flood watch until Wednesday morning, 6/17/26, according to Jeff Lindner, Harris County’s Meteorologist. Weak tropical circulation from northeastern Mexico is lifting northward into south Texas on Monday and Tuesday while a weak front from the north stalls over our area. Deep tropical moisture colliding with […]
6/12/26 – Dr. Tina Petersen’s final 2018-Flood-Bond update shows why she was under so much pressure to resign. Yesterday’s Commissioners Court agenda listed it as a “transmittal,” but it wasn’t transmitted. Nor was it posted on Harris County Flood Control District’s website as of this writing. However, I have since obtained a copy of the […]
6/11/26 – Commissioner’s decided to take no action on the question of Dr. Tina Petersen’s continued employment as head of the Harris County Flood Control District. Again. However, after commissioners returned from executive session, she promptly resigned before the meeting was over. Playing Dodgeball Before the executive session, Petersen played dodgeball in the dock for […]
6/10/2026 – The City of Houston this morning approved the final board members for the Lake Houston Dredging and Maintenance District created by State Rep. Charles Cunningham’s HB1532 during the 2025 legislature. The appointment of the five board members is a significant step. Three of the five are engineers/construction experts. The other two represent the […]
6/9/2026 – New Northpark paving now stretches from one end of the project to the other. We aren’t anywhere close to a ribbon cutting yet. But we did reach a milestone of sorts in the expansion project to create the first all-weather evacuation route from Kingwood. Specifically, newly paved surface lanes now stretch from US59 […]
6/8/2026 – In their 6/11/2026 meeting, Harris County Commissioners will revisit the future employment of Harris County Flood Control District (HCFCD) Executive Director Dr. Tina Petersen, PhD, PE. The immediate issue: slippage of 11 CDBG-DR projects that could cost the county $322 million if they miss their deadlines on February 28, 2027. Roughly 84% of […]
6/7/2026 – Much of human history comes down to balancing the rights of individuals vs. those of society as a whole. Said another way, where do we draw the line when considering “Me vs. We?” The proposed Scarborough Development, backed by the State of Texas General Land Office, in the floodplains of Spring Creek, Cypress […]