Spend Every Penny of the Drainage Fee on Drainage
Once again hundreds of Houston families are waking up from the nightmare of floodwater rushing into their homes. They, and...
Flooding
A Plan to Mitigate Flooding in Houston
When I was nine years old, my family was forced to evacuate Kemah ahead of Hurricane Carla. We returned to...
City Flood Czar says Houston is No Better Prepared than Before Harvey
The city’s chief recovery officer/flood czar Steve Costello made this stunning admission this week: “When people ask us today if...
Is HCAD Going to Pile on Harvey Victims?
In an incredibly tone-deaf statement, the Harris County Appraisal District (“HCAD”) announced yesterday that some homeowners who were flooded in...
What You Will Not Hear in Sylvester Turner’s “State of the City” Today
Sylvester Turner will deliver his “State of the City” annual address today. If today’s speech is like the others, he...
Why Houston Floods: Case Study No. 2 Elm Grove & North Kingwood Forest
On May 7, several areas in the region experienced widespread street flooding and some isolated structural flooding. The folks...
Kingwood Flooding is Exacerbated by City’s Continued Diversion of Drainage Fees
Kingwood is flooding again. This time is not due to the Lake Houston dam or the Mouth Bar. This time...
570 Days after Harvey, City has Yet to File for a Permit to Dredge the Kingwood Mouth Bar
For those of you not familiar with the flooding problems in Kingwood, there is a widespread consensus among flood...
Turner’s Former Law Partner to be Paid $6.7 Million in Legal Fees from Harvey Disaster Funds
If you have not watched Ted Oberg's story on the $35 million contract for Harvey "outreach services" Sylvester Turner...
Closing Argument on Proposition A – Rebuild Houston
Early voting on the City's proposition A, which would reauthorize the failed Rebuild Houston program, begins tomorrow. Since no one...
Town Hall Misinformation
There is so much misinformation being disseminated at the current round of “town hall” meetings it is hard to...
Rebuild Houston Has Not Paid Down One Penny on the City’s Debt
One of the greatest hoaxes ever foisted on the Houston public is the claim that the Rebuild Houston program has...
We are Re-Voting on Rebuild Houston to “Affirm What Already Is” . . . or Not
City Council voted yesterday to hold another vote on the Rebuild Houston proposition in November. You may recall that the...
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