9/5/2026 – Yesterday, the administration proposed a new interpretation for “waters of the U.S.” (WOTUS) that could strip almost all wetlands of federal protection. Wetlands help control flooding, filter runoff, break down harmful pollutants, and provide habitat for a large share of threatened and endangered species. According to PBS, the EPA and Army Corps will […]
9/4/2026 – In what appears to be a victory for plaintiffs in the Addicks-Barker Upstream litigation, McGehee ☆ Chang, Feiler announced today that the government has decided not to appeal to the United States Supreme Court. “In that case, the appellate process would be over.” McGehee ☆ Chang, Feiler Next Step: Determining Compensation for Victims […]
9/3/26 – This guest post about “Hurricane Harvey Remembered” is by Kathleen Todd Jordan. Ms. Jordan grew up in Kingwood and has lived here for almost 50 years. She met the man who would later become her husband while they were both enrolled at Kingwood Middle School. So, Jordan has deep ties to the community […]
9/2/26 at 4 PM – Tropical Storm Edouard to date has resembled a game of rainfall roulette for weather forecasters. Slight shifts in direction have made orders-of-magnitude differences in predicted precipitation. Forecasters had predicted the narrow storm would hit eastern Harris County. However, it angled more north and created catastrophic flooding in Hardin County instead. […]
9/1/2026 – Tropical Storm Edouard came ashore farther east than predicted today and then veered even farther east as it moved inland. The track defied the consensus of models that predicted it would hit the northeastern parts of Harris and Montgomery Counties, especially the San Jacinto East Fork Watershed. If the storm stays on its […]
8/31/26 7 pm update – Tropical Depression 5 has become Tropical Storm Edouard. NHC predicts Edouard will move inland over southeast Texas on Tuesday night. Maximum sustained winds have increased to near 40 mph (65 km/h) with higher gusts. Additional strengthening is likely before the center reaches the coast. Tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to […]
8/30/26 update at 8 pm – NHC has increased the chances of formation to 70 percent. Tropical storm watches and warning could be posted tonight or tomorrow morning. So monitor weather closely. 8/30/26 update at 3 pm – NHC has increased the chances of formation to 50 percent. The system has become more organized and […]
8/29/26 at 11am and updated at 9pm – The National Hurricane Center (NHC) issued an outlook this morning that highlights two areas in the Atlantic basin for potential tropical development. One in the Gulf could potentially reach the Houston area. However, NHC gives both areas a low chance of formation in the next seven days. […]
8/28/26 – Days after TXDoT contractors were caught on camera depositing fill dirt in the Lake Houston floodplain near FM1960, they started removing it. Houston City Council Member Fred Flickinger personally visited the site on 8/22/26 and stopped the illegal operation. The contractors took dirt excavated from an FM2100 detention basin outside of any known […]
8/27/26 – This week marks nine years since Hurricane Harvey, the wettest tropical cyclone on record in the United States. It dropped 60.58 inches of rain in Nederland, Texas, just east of Houston. Harvey also caused an estimated $125 billion in damages, making it the second costliest storm in U.S. history after Katrina. According to […]