Few people understand that floodplains are a shifting target. They are determined by LIDAR accurate to within a centimeter, ...

GLO Commissioner Dawn Buckingham M.D. has announced the launch of a $92 million program to reallocate flood mitigation funding along with a call for projects in eligible Texas communities until ...

Does Atlantic hurricane activity spike after El Niño? Simple answer: Yes. The historical record shows dramatic rebounds in ...

10/23/26 – Harris County could lose a quarter billion dollars of grant money from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program. At risk ...

10/19/26 – Update includes several changes to text to clarify origin and status of $113 million. See GLO clarification at bottom of post. 10/16/26 – GLO Commissioner Dawn Buckingham says she is moving ...

10/20/26 – Harris County Flood Control District (HCFCD) is behind schedule on projects involving Community Development Block Grants (CDBG) from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development ...

Days since Hurricane Harvey. So, this seems like an opportunity to look back at what we have learned about flooding and flood ...

Harris County Commissioners will consider 44 items on their 10/15/26 agenda this week from the Harris County Flood Control District (HCFCD).

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 ...

2/27/26 – Within the next week, Northpark Drive expansion contractors will likely start paving the last sections of surface road across the UnionPacific Railroad Tracks and Loop 494. The completion of ...

Note: Updated on 3/19/26 after receiving additional information from SJRA. It’s unlikely either of these projects will ever be built. 3/18/26 – The San Jacinto River Authority (SJRA) has released a ...