3/27/26 – On 3/26/26, the San Jacinto River Authority (SJRA) board heard the results of a feasibility study about creating “dry-bottom dams” on Birch and Walnut Creeks. The creeks are far upstream in the Spring Creek watershed in Waller County and were being studied for potential flood-mitigation benefits. The board made no decision in the […]
3/26/26 – A $29,387,654 bid from Bryce Construction & Design, LLC has been approved by the county purchasing agent to construct the Woodridge and Taylor Gully flood mitigation projects in Kingwood. See Item 45 on the agenda. Here is their bid transmitted to Commissioners Court. It was the low bid. To streamline approval of US Housing and Urban Development […]
3/25/26 – On 3/24/26, I photographed partially cleared property owned by HS Tejas LTD on West Lake Houston Parkway (WLHP) between the Kingwood YMCA and Kings Harbor. According to Dustin Hodges, Chief of Staff for District E City Council Member Fred Flickinger, the City has received no permit applications for developing the property yet. To […]
3/23/26 – The Texas Water Development Board recently issued a press release about the State’s Geographic Information Office (TxGIO) and Department of Information Resources (DIR) contracts. The concepts discussed in the article affect many growing areas in the San Jacinto watershed, which is plagued by political fragmentation. Dozens of counties, cities, and utility districts share […]
3/22/26 – The San Jacinto West Fork has migrated almost a mile closer to flood-prone Scarborough Development land near the giant Hallett Mine. State Agency Charged with Flood Mitigation Invests in Development of Flood-Prone Land In 2025, Scarborough Lane Development purchased 5,300+ acres of flood-prone land near the confluence of the San Jacinto West Fork, […]
3/21/26 – Yesterday, the first side panels for the Northpark Drive bridge walls started going up. By today, approximately a third of the northeastern wall was already in place. It’s exciting to see a plan coming together. The bridge will ultimately consist of three main sections: one ramp at each end, plus the clear span […]
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 […]