In a motion approved at its 4/26/2018 board meeting, the San Jacinto River Authority (SJRA) officially entered the flood management business. The SJRA board also introduced the man, Chuck Gilman, who will head its new Flood Management Division. In a third major decision, the SJRA board voted to seasonally lower the level of Lake Conroe […]
Seven months after Hurricane Harvey flooded her home in the middle of the night, Jennifer Trimble still cannot hear the sound of a helicopter or rain beating on her windows without choking back tears. Trimble, a single mother of an 11 year old son, lost her job before Hurricane Harvey dumped 40 inches of rain […]
According to the Houston Business Journal, a new study by Rice University’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research, ranks flooding as a major concern of Houstonians. Among the key findings of the Kinder Institute study: Hurricane Harvey directly impacted a whopping 40 percent of the study’s participants. 13 percent of respondents in Harris County, 14 percent in Fort […]
The Lake Houston Area Grass Roots Flood Prevention Initiative has met with all three candidates for Texas Congressional District 2 to discuss our flood prevention concerns and objectives. Congressional District 2 is the seat being vacated by Ted Poe who is retiring. The Lake Houston Area Grassroots Flood Prevention Initiative is committed to remaining neutral in all […]
With hurricane season around the corner, the State of Texas Controller has announced a sales tax holiday for emergency preparation supplies. The sales tax holiday starts this coming weekend and will last three days – April 28 – 30. It’s a little extra encouragement to start preparing now. The Controller’s web site states: You can […]