Harris County flood control plans encroachment removals after Harvey
Harris County flood control projects advance under a $2.5 billion bond with hundreds of encroachments identified for removal. The district may remove structures in the right of way and seek cost recovery via a new state law, as hundreds of projects aim to overhaul channels and bayous after Hurricane Harvey.
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Houston
Harris County
Matt Zeve
Zeve
Harvey
Baytown baby Cairo becomes social media sensation in costumes
Allen dressed her seven month old Cairo in 31 costumes for a month long project. The effort drew 102000 shares after a Good Morning America interview and posts from Kraft Macaroni and Cheese and UPS. Baytown officials praise Cairo as the city’s new celebrity. The family funded costumes with inexpensive items and Amazon materials. Cairo’s mother chose the name after reading the Bible.
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Allen
ABC
Amazon
Dollar Tree
Kraft
UPS
Cairo
Baytown
Brandon Capetillo
Egypt
Harris County moves to buy Banana Bend flood zone property
Harris County Commissioners Court authorizes the Real Property Division to pursue eminent domain as needed to acquire mostly vacant Banana Bend area land for floodplain restoration and potential storm water storage. The program aims to remove housing from flood prone zones and fund new construction on higher ground under the Single Family New Construction Program.
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Crosby
Robert Lazaro
Harris County
Banana Bend
Commissioners Court
Real Property
County Attorney’s Office
Lazaro
Harvey
Imelda
City of
Houston
Harris County Community Services Department
Cynthia Gabriel
Real Properties
Community Services Department
Deep tunnel plan studied for Harris County flood control
Freese and Nichols outlines a phase one study for large diameter deep tunnels in Harris County to move flood waters to the Houston Ship Channel. Geotechnical conditions resemble Washington DC and may allow 10 to 40 foot diameter tunnels costing about 1 to 1.5 billion dollars.
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Harris County
Washington, D.C
Brian Gettinger
P.E
Freese and Nichols
Flood Control District
Houston Ship Channel
Scott Elmer
Harris County Flood Control District
U.S. Economic Development Administration
FEMA Shortens Hours at Southeast Texas Recovery Centers
FEMA has cut operating hours for Tropical Storm Imelda Disaster Recovery Centers in southeast Texas, including Winnie. Centers are closed Sundays, open 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday, with 8 a.m. to noon on Veterans Day November 11. The Winnie center sits at 335 S Park St in Winnie Stowell Community Building. Nearby sites are Huffman May Community Center 2100 Wolf Rd and Liberty Jack Hartel Building 318 San Jacinto St.
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Federal Emergency Management Agency
Texas
Winnie
FEMA
Imelda
Winnie Stowell
S. Park St
Huffman
May Community Center
Wolf Road
Liberty
Jack Hartel
San Jacinto Street
Mark Fleming
Barge Strikes Hit San Jacinto Bridge After Storm
Coast Guard leads probe into multiple barge strikes that damaged the San Jacinto Bridge. Nine barges broke free during Tropical Storm Imelda, with two carrying 10 000 barrels of naptha and 17 00 barrels of monethylene glycol stuck beneath the bridge. A third barge grounded in the San Jacinto River Waste Pits as the Harris County Attorney's Office opens an accountability inquiry.
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George
U.S. Coast Guard
San Jacinto
San Jacinto River
Harris County Attorney’s Office
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