1+ day, 1+ min ago  (442+ words) 7//1/2026 " Urban development lifecycles follow predictable stages. Those stages help explain why and when flood risk increases. A better understanding of development lifecycles also helps inform efforts to decrease flood risk. The Urban Land Institute (ULI) bills itself as world's oldest…...

2+ day, 17+ hour ago  (786+ words) 6/29/26 " Forming a Montgomery County Lake District could create a unified post-mining plan for dozens of individual sand mines along the West Fork, benefiting industry, residents and government at all levels. Here's how. In August of 2025, I documented the massive breach…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (394+ words) 6/15/26 " The Taylor Gully-Woodridge Project in Kingwood is now in construction. That's good news for the hundreds of families who flooded repeatedly, largely due upstream clearcutting for construction. Many have asked me how long the project will take, so I submitted…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (385+ words) 6/14/2026 " The entire Houston region is under a flash flood watch until Wednesday morning, 6/17/26, according to Jeff Lindner, Harris County's Meteorologist. Weak tropical circulation from northeastern Mexico is lifting northward into south Texas on Monday and Tuesday while a weak front…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (793+ words) However, I have since obtained a copy of the 25-page spreadsheet with the help of Commissioner Ramsey's staff. These were all among the list of failures that Texas Land Commissioner Dr. Dawn Buckingham complained about in regard to HCFCD. But…...

4+ week, 1+ hour ago  (348+ words) 6/4/2026 " Tonight, from 5-6: 30 PM, Houston City Council Member Fred Flickinger will host an open house at Kingwood Community Center (4102 Rustic Woods Drive, Kingwood TX 77345). The focus will be on utilities in Kingwood. According to Demari Perez, Houston City Council Member Fred…...

1+ mon, 2+ day ago  (432+ words) 5/31/26 " Harris County Flood Control District's (HCFCD) SAFER study is now entering Phase 2 of 5. SAFER stands for Solutions for Advancing Floodplain Evaluation and Resilience. It is a long-range planning effort to help Harris County and its communities become more resilient to…...

1+ mon, 5+ day ago  (511+ words) 5/27/26 " Based on sea-surface temperatures (SSTs), weather forecasters are already talking about the possibility of an early season tropical storm in the Gulf. NOAA's SST Anomalies page shows that as of yesterday, Gulf water temps were already well above normal and…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (20+ words) During their 5/14/2026 Meeting, Harris County Commissioners will discuss HCFCD Executive Director Dr. Tina Petersen in Executive Session....

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (1016+ words) The Houston Chronicle published an editorial about the leader of the Harris County Flood Control District, Tina Petersen, Ph. D. , this morning. Harris County Commissioners will discuss her job performance tomorrow in executive session. The move was prompted by the detailed…...