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 […]
1/10/26 – The impenetrable tangle of Frankenvines in front of Kingwood High School met its match today. Mayor John Whitmire joined Houston City Council Members Fred Flickinger and Twila Carter, City Parks Department workers, and an army of more than a hundred volunteers to tackle the thorny problem. Young and old, men and women, they […]
1/9/2026 – On 1/8/2026, Precinct 3 Commissioner Tom Ramsey put Harris County Flood Control District (HCFCD) on notice that he is concerned about HCFCD’s ability to meet state and federal grant deadlines for an estimated quarter billion dollars of flood control projects. Missing the deadlines could possibly result in the loss of funding. Ramsey cautioned […]
1/8/2026 – City of Houston Council Member Fred Flickinger has announced that the fifth round of Median Madness will happen this Saturday, January 10, 2026. The event begins at 8:30 AM and will go to noon. The rally point will be at the Kingwood High School parking lot at 2701 Kingwood Drive. Co-sponsors for this […]
1/7/26 – The final Harris County Flood Control District (HCFCD) spending numbers are in for 2025. And they show a disturbing story of deception that calls for political change. The latest numbers show that HCFCD is fixing the worst flooding last, not first, as promised. See the two graphs below. Compare Spending to Flood Height […]
1/6/2026 – The Texas General Land Office (GLO) which manages more than $14 billion of flood mitigation funds has invested in the development of flood-prone land. But it won’t explain why, even as the agency proclaims “transparency above everything.” Partnership with Developer of Flood-Prone Land Since 2020, I have posted more than 40 articles about […]