Flooding lawsuit against Legends Bay slowly progresses in Harris County
Lawyers for 150 Chambers County residents allege negligence by Legends Bay I and affiliated entities for flood damage during Hurricane Harvey in August 2017. The 18 page May 2018 suit targets engineering defendants and the developer, with ongoing discovery, amended petitions, and plans for mediation this fall. A tentative March 2020 trial date has slipped toward 2021 due to Harvey’s impact on court operations and caseload.
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Chambers County
Legends Bay
Muhammad S. Aziz
Larry G. Dunbar
James E. Bradley
Harris County 333Rd District Court
Aziz
Legends Bay I, Ltd
Legends Bay LLC
GC Engineering, Inc
Frederick Donald Thompson
Hackberry Gully
Harvey
Trinity River
Cedar Bayou
Baytown
Whispering Pines
Pinehurst
Legends Bay Entities
Texas flood risk disclosure expands for home sales
The Harris County rainfall data shows 2016 66.76 inches and 2018 64.2 inches at Goose Creek near Baker Road, with 92.8 inches in 2017. Senate Bill 339 signed by Gov. Abbott requires sellers to disclose flood risk details including 500-year floodplains and past floods, aiming to improve buyer awareness and flood insurance uptake.
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Harris County
Goose Creek
Baker Road
Harvey
Texas
Greg Abbott
Harris County Transit Unveils Five New Harvey Routes
Harris County Transit Services will expand fixed route service with 3.8 million in Community Development Disaster Recovery Block Grant funds. Five new routes will serve Channelview Cloverleaf and Sheldon, adding about 70 miles of service over three years. The program builds on routes since 2007 including Baytown Park and Ride and areas like La Porte and Crosby with service anticipated to begin in early 2020.
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Harris County Transit Services
Channelview
Cloverleaf
Sheldon
Harris County Transit
Harris County
Baytown
Texas extends gun rights after disasters seven day carry permit
After Harvey chaos the Texas Legislature enacted a rule allowing qualified individuals not yet licensed to carry a firearm for seven days after a mandatory evacuation. Prohibited possessors remain barred. Shelters may accommodate evacuees with firearms.
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Gulf Coast
Texas
Rotary helps Harvey victims rebuild homes in Baytown
The story details Harvey flood damage and home rebuilds in Baytown led by the Rotary Club of Baytown and United Way. Brooks Lewis Childress talk about renovations and aid from St. Vincent de Paul with FEMA issues. The effort restored 42 houses in two years, with 12 finished this month, and invites more help via United Way.
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Brooks
Lewis
Childress
Rotary Club of
Baytown
Hankomer
FEMA
Regina Thibodeaux
St. Vincent de Paul
Wells
Thibodeaux
Rotary
Suzanne Heinrich
Harvey
Heinrich
United Way
Annshelle White
St. Vincent de Paul’s Disaster Services
Unitedwaygbacc.org
United Way of
Greater
Chambers County
St. Vincent de Paul’s Disaster Recovery Services
Marcelous-Williams Resource Center
Leslie Childress
Laura Lewis
WeeWee
Baytown outlines $1.93 million city funding plan and projects
City officials report $1.93 million in city funds with $209,000 in state reimbursements and await external funding for three main projects including East Wastewater Treatment Plant upgrades and Raccoon Drive Lift Station work. A $15 million central plant rehab is 10 percent funded by the city, plus $750,000 to rebuild Roseland Park Pavilion on higher ground. Emergency Management reports on Harvey vulnerabilities are due by fall, and responders logged 352 rescue calls Aug 27–30 with about 4,500 rescues citywide.
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Raccoon Drive
Bagland Island
Davis
Roseland Park
FEMA
Scott Johnson
Parks and Recreation
Spray Park
Johnson
Baytown
Harvey
Emergency Management Office
Fire Department
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