Fifty-one weeks ago, I woke to find: Sand dunes up to ten feet high covering 30 acres of East End Park. Sand five feet deep covering large parts of River Grove Park. A giant dune more than ten feet high blocking a drainage ditch that empties the western third of Kingwood. Sand reaching treetops at […]
On August 25th, voters overwhelmingly approved the Harris County flood bond. The bond didn’t just pass, it passed overwhelmingly. 85.64 percent of the votes were FOR and only 14.36% were against. That made the margin of victory almost 6:1. Near midnight, the county clerk posted these results for the Bond Breakdown of Vote Not many people voted. Only […]
There’s still one more chance to vote for the flood bond. This Saturday. At your regular polling place. Low Turnout So Far At the end of early voting, turnout for the flood bond was about 4% of registered voters. That’s dismal considering that virtually everyone in the county was affected by the Harvey flood. Less […]
This Friday, from 7-9pm, Dr. William Dupre from the University of Houston Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences will conduct a free Informational Workshop on flooding and flood plains sponsored by the Houston Geological Society. The event is free and open for the public. Flooding in the Houston area over the last three years has caused residents […]