3/20/26 – This week, we had more two more examples of flood-mitigation projects that are being studied to death. They might not be buried yet, but they might as well be. Let’s look at each and the implications for flood control. Birch and Walnut Creeks The two flood-control projects in the Spring Creek watershed were […]
3/19/26 – The first all-weather evacuation route from Kingwood is getting closer to completion as the Northpark Bridge becomes reality. Contractors hustled everywhere today: The pictures below tell the story. Let’s start with the biggest remaining piece of the Northpark Project jigsaw puzzle: the bridge. Beginnings of a Bridge I took all the pictures below […]
Note: Updated on 3/19/26 after receiving additional information from SJRA. It’s unlikely either of these projects will ever be built. 3/18/26 – The San Jacinto River Authority (SJRA) has released a 661-page “conceptual engineering feasibility study” on two flood-control dams in the Spring Creek watershed. One is on Birch Creek and the other on Walnut […]
3/16/26 – If you’ve ever requested public records via the Texas Public Information Act, you know how difficult obtaining them can be. Your success depends, to a large degree, on how embarrassing they could potentially be to a public official. Want to know how the School Land Board, a group within the Texas General Land […]
3/15/26 – Work on the Northpark bridge that will go over the UnionPacific Railroad (UPRR) tracks and Loop 494 began in earnest this week. Contractors began assembling “tubes” made out of rebar that will stretch far underground to form supports for the bridge. Also an auger has arrived that will soon begin digging holes for […]
3/14/26 – Scores of volunteers – young and old – showed up this morning in picture perfect weather for Median Madness 6. After a brief safety moment by Houston City Council Member Fred Flickinger and Trees for Kingwood’s Chris Bloch, they posed for a team photo. Then, armed with shears and saws, they experienced the joy people feel from volunteering and helping others […]
3/13/26 – Harris County Flood Control District (HCFCD) has asked for a 20-month extension on the Kingwood Diversion Ditch Project scheduled to take 24 months. The original period of performance for the contract was from 4/1/24 to 4/1/26. But backup provided to Commissioners Court shows HCFCD doesn’t even expect to give the vendor a notice […]
3/12/26 – According to the Office of the Harris County Engineer, TXDoT’s prime contractor on the FM2100 expansion operation and a subcontractor have been told to refrain from bringing additional fill into the floodplain of Cedar Bayou. Mr. Yancey Scott, PE, CFM, Assistant Director of Permits, said the County Attorney’s Office hand delivered a letter […]
3/11/26 – After every street flood, we often see floods of another sort: plastics littering our shorelines. Today, a peaceful walk by the San Jacinto West Fork turned into a horror show when I saw thousands of plastic bottles, cups and food containers littering the shoreline. So, I did some research to see how it […]
3/10/26 – On Saturday, March 14, 2026, Round 6 of Median Madness will kick off at 8:30 AM and run till noon. The location for Round 6 will be along Kingwood Drive between Timber Shade Dr. and Cedarville Drive. That’s three to four blocks east of Town Center between Foster’s Mill and Sand Creek. Median […]