CHARM workshop links growth with flooding risk in Chambers County
Texas A M AgriLife Extension hosted a CHARM workshop in Chambers County to show a planning tool for resilient development. Experts demonstrated maps for Mont Belvieu Beach City and the county, placing critical facilities and viewing 100 and 500 year flood plains while discussing mitigation and smart growth for a growing Texas population.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peacock
Texas
John Jacob
Tamu Department of Recreation, Park and Tourism Sciences
Mont Belvieu
Beach City
Chambers County
Rusty Senac
Texas A&m AgriLife Extension Service
Texas A&m University
Aaron Thomas
Chambers County Judge's Office
Gary Nelson
Larry George
Water advisory after lab error at San Jacinto Oaks wells
Harris County Public Health issued a notice advising bottled water for drinking and cooking after a lab error affected 28 of 100 wells near the San Jacinto River Waste Pits. Residents may shower and use water for nonconsumptive uses while secondary tests conclude.
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Harris County and Health Department
Harris County Public Health
Highlands
Harris County
State of Texas
McGinnis Industrial Maintenance Corporation and Waste Management of Texas
Baytown
Environmental Protection Agency
San Jacinto
Epa.gov
San-Jacinto
Trump pushes wall pledge and rights focus at convention
Trump reiterates primary proposals including a border wall and immigration pause for terrorism linked nations while pledging protection for gays and lesbians and rights for minority youths. Ivanka Trump unveils a childcare plan as the convention faces disruption from Melania Trump’s plagiarism charge amid broad negativity toward him.
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Trump
U.s.-Mexico
America
Ivanka
Cleveland
GOP
Melania Trump
Tip a Cop fundraiser boosts Baytown Local support for Special Olympics
Houston area police officers including Heather Shedd joined Tip a Cop events in Baytown and surrounding communities organized by LETR. The effort supports Special Olympics Texas with donations staying local, targeting at least 3500, as officers and restaurants partner to fund athletes' yearlong sponsorships.
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Houston
Humble
Katy
Pasadena
Spring
Tomball
Baytown
Heather Shedd
Shedd
Letr
Laila Zaka
Texas Roadhouse
Garth
Zaka
Special Olympics
Texas
Sotx.org
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Lee College Performing Arts Center
Marti Covington
Ccovington
Lee
Lee College
McNulty-Haddick
PAC
Gulf, Felton
Whiting
Texas Avenue
McNulty-Haddick Nursing Center
Lee.edu
McNair
Liberty County
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