1/25/26 – One in every five Texans lives in a floodplain, according to the first Texas State Flood Plan. We have the second highest number of repetitive loss properties in the country, according to the Insurance Journal. And 30 states have populations smaller than the number of people living in Texas floodplains. The number of […]
1/22/26 – Despite the City of Houston appealing my FOIA request for Romerica’s drainage impact analysis to the Texas Attorney General, this morning the City emailed both the analysis and a new general plan for Romerica’s proposed floodplain development to another Kingwood resident, Chris Bloch. Bloch shared his copies with me and they raise many […]
1/21/26 – EB-5 visas are a special type of visa designed to attract foreign investment in American infrastructure projects and create American jobs. They put foreigners with approximately a million dollars to invest at the front of the immigration line. I asked ChatGPT, “What happens if you get an EB-5 visa, but then the project […]
1/20/26 at 3:30 PM – Consideration of a plat variance for a swamp development scheduled for a vote by the Houston Planning Commission on 1/22/26 has been delayed until at least 2/5. Houston City Council member Fred Flickinger requested the deferral at 12:25 PM today. Shortly after 3PM, I received confirmation from both Dustin Hodges, […]
1/19/26 – On Thursday, January 22, 2026, at 2:30 PM the Houston Planning Commission may consider approval of a proposed half-billion development in swampland. Specifically, Roman Arrow LLC (AKA Romerica), the developer, has requested plat approval with a variance for a new subdivision between Kingwood Lakes and the Barrington. Draft Agenda Item 89 lists the […]
1/17/2026 – Northpark Expansion Project contractors have now officially completed connecting drainage on both sides of Loop 494 and the UnionPacific Railroad. By today, the work area had been completely filled in and leveled. See below. Now stormwater west of Loop 494 has a path to the Kingwood Diversion Ditch and the San Jacinto West […]
1/16/26 – The Kingwood Area Republican Women’s club (KARW) hosted a candidate forum for the Harris County Judge race on 1/15/26 at Raffa’s Waterfront Grill. Approximately 80 people packed the restaurant to listen to six candidates square off against each other on a variety of issues from flooding to public safety, taxes, government efficiency, homelessness, […]
1/14/2026 – After the holidays, Northpark contractors placed rebar in many gaps along Northpark where concrete had not yet been poured. And today the concrete trucks were out in force, filling those gaps. Contractors were also hard at work on drainage connections under Loop 494. Once those connections are completed, the last remaining segments of […]
1/13/25 – The City of Houston is fining a property owner caught bringing massive amounts of fill into the floodway and floodplain of the San Jacinto West Fork. The fines will signal others that the City is serious about enforcing its floodplain regulations. Raid in Response to Dumping Caught on Camera On 12/11/25, Houston Public […]
1/11/2026 – At the end of 2025, the San Jacinto River Authority (SJRA) issued an update on the status of four flood-mitigation projects. During Hurricane Harvey and again in May 2024, SJRA came under withering criticism for releases from Lake Conroe exceeding 70,000 cubic feet per second that flooded downstream residents. The four projects represent […]