7/24/26 – This week’s Northpark Drive expansion update includes news on the bridge, Loop 494, traffic lights and the entry ponds. No-one ever said building the first all-weather evacuation route from Kingwood would be easy. But the Lake Houston Redevelopment Authority/TIRZ 10 took on the job which has entailed coordinating the work of multiple utilities […]
7/23/26 – One of the leading conservation groups in the area, the Bayou Land Conservancy (BLC), has lined up against the proposed 5,300-acre Scarborough development at the confluence of Spring Creek and the San Jacinto West Fork. BLC joins a growing list of people and organizations opposing the floodplain development, which one of the area’s […]
7/22/26 – (Updated at 3pm to correct funding figures.) Houston City Council Member Fred Flickinger reported this morning that engineering for the Lake Houston Gates Project is now 90% complete. Speaking before the Kingwood Executive Group at the Kingwood Country Club today, he added that we now know the true cost of a workable plan […]
7/20/2026 – Federal, State, County and City officials gathered today for the official groundbreaking of the Taylor Gully/Woodridge flood-mitigation project. The ceremony took place against the backdrop of an excavator and a parade of trucks already hard at work. For added drama and to underscore the project’s urgency, the groundbreaking happened while the second tropical […]
7/16/26 Update @ 11am (See earlier report below the update.) – Widespread catastrophic flooding is occurring on the: Flash Flood Emergencies have been announced for: Guadalupe River: An initial catastrophic flood wave is passing Comfort. The river at Comfort crested 2 feet above July 2025 levels. Jeff Lindner, Harris County Meteorologist This flood wave is […]
7/10/2026 – The Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) has published a Draft Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) Guide for Flood Resilience in Texas. It’s one of a number of documents in development for the next iteration of the State’s Flood Plan. And they are seeking stakeholder feedback. The 314-page document is a 130 meg download, so don’t […]
7/9/2026 – A young couple that is considering buying a home in my neighborhood asked me a simple question yesterday? “What is the current flood risk?” The home they were considering flooded during Hurricane Harvey. But that was an extreme event. And they wondered whether mitigation activities since then would prevent it from flooding again. […]
7/8/2026 – The Conroe City Council will consider at its July 9 meeting a motion by the Lone Star Groundwater Conservation District (LSGCD) that would double the rate of groundwater pumping which already exceeds the natural recharge rate of the aquifer. If approved, the new maximum pumping rate would exceed the recharge rate by 3X. […]
7/7/26 – Two weeks ago, I reached out to Harris County Flood Control District (HCFCD) about the priorities of new, incoming Executive Director, Marcus Stuckett. When I didn’t hear back immediately, I asked other people what they thought his priorities should be and published those in an editorial yesterday titled “Getting HCFCD Back on Track.” […]
7/6/2026 – Last month, Dr. Tina Petersen, former head of Harris County Flood Control District (HCFCD), resigned under pressure. For this post, I’d like to focus on what HCFCD needs to do to get back on track. Toward that end, I interviewed more than a dozen people knowledgeable about HCFCD and its operations. Many spoke […]