Long-passive Kingwood voters have awoken and become a political force. The Harris County Clerk has posted the canvass for the recent flood bond election. It shows that Kingwood had five of the top eight precincts in Harris County as measured by the percentage of registered voters who turned out to vote. Kingwood Voters Almost Triple […]
Note: This story has been corrected. See the replacement post. The City of Houston has finally signed and delivered the easements that will allow Harris County Flood Control to maintain Ben’s Branch and Taylor Gully in Kingwood. Clearing the Way for Ben’s Branch Maintenance Jessica Beemer, Chief of Staff for City Council Member Dave Martin […]
In the first year since Hurricane Harvey, wheels were set in motion on many flood mitigation projects, but very little has actually changed on the ground. Below are where things stand on 12 measures designed to help reduce the risk of another major storm. Implementing them should be top priorities for Year Two. Additional Dredging […]
At 2am EDT today, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) issued an update on a potential tropical cyclone headed toward Louisiana. Maximum sustained winds at this time are 30mph. The NHC predicts the disturbance will become a tropical storm by tonight. At this moment, it looks like the storm will make landfall east of the Houston […]
The National Hurricane Center has increased the chances for tropical cyclone formation over the next 5 days to 40%. Tropical Wave Moving into Gulf Forecasters expect a tropical wave nearing the southeast Bahamas this morning to move into the eastern Gulf of Mexico early next week. There, it will find upper level winds more favorable […]
Earlier this year, the San Jacinto River Authority (SJRA) voted to lower the level of Lake Conroe during the peak of hurricane season. The purpose: to provide an additional buffer against flooding for downstream residents until the river could be dredged. The SJRA has now reached its target of 199 mean feet above seal level (MSL). […]