April 2026

4/29/26 – The National Weather Service’s Houston/Galveston Office has issued severe weather outlooks and excessive rainfall forecasts for Wednesday night 4/29/26 and Friday 5/1/2026. Thursday 4/30 2026 also has a chance of flash flooding. Here’s a breakdown of what to expect when. Scattered Thunderstorms, Some Possibly Severe This Evening According to Harris County Meteorologist Jeff

4/28/26 – To everyone in southern Montgomery County and the Lake Houston Area: please consider signing the petition discussed below concerning the proposed Scarborough Development. It may help preserve vital floodplains in your area, thereby reducing your flood risk. Background on Proposed Development A Dallas-based developer named Scarborough has purchased 5,300+ acres of land at

Georgia officials confirmed that a metallic party balloon is the suspected cause of a wildfire that has destroyed more homes than any blaze in the state’s recorded history. The Highway 82 fire, burning in rural Brantley County, has scorched over 7,500 acres and ruined 87 homes and other structures. Gov. Brian Kemp explained Friday that

4/25/26 – Since I last posted about the Northpark Drive Expansion Project in Kingwood eleven days ago, contractors have continued to push forward. They have also virtually completed everything east of the bridge abutment all the way to the eastern terminus of the project near the Kingwood Diversion Ditch. Here’s an update on what is

4/24/25 – Sales tax on emergency supplies will be suspended from April 25-27, 2026. This is a great opportunity to stock up on things you might need for hurricane season and save some money. Prepare yourself during the 2026 Emergency Preparation Supplies Sales Tax Holiday. There is no limit on the number of qualifying items you can

4/23/25 – Yesterday, the law firm McGehee, Chang, Feiler – the law firm representing downstream plaintiffs in the Addicks-Barker Reservoirs litigation – announced that Judge Loren A. Smith ruled in favor of plaintiffs in their “takings” case against the Army Corps of Engineers. Takings Clause of Fifth Amendment “Takings” refers to the Fifth Amendment of the US

4/21/26 – Harris County Flood Control District (HCFCD) has taken more than 4 years to spend about 4% of the $322 million that HUD allocated to HCFCD for Community Development Block Grants for Disaster Relief (CDBG-DR). That figure is carved out of a larger total ($868 million) that also includes CDBG Mitigation funds. Former Texas

4/20/2026 – On April 10, 2026, the Harris County Flood Control District (HCFCD) announced that it finally completed its Mercer Stormwater Detention Basin – two years after the originally scheduled completion date. Mercer’s delays underscore the risk associated with eleven similar projects with a firm completion deadline just 314 days away – 2/28/2027. They involve a third of

A $56.9 million flood mitigation project in Kingwood is moving forward following actions taken by Harris County Commissioners Court and Houston City Council in late March and early April, respectively. What happened? Harris County commissioners awarded a nearly $29.39 million flood mitigation project to Brice Construction & Design LLC during a business court meeting March 31. Roughly one week later, Houston City Council

4/17/2026 – Harris County Commissioners Court erupted into open hostilities yesterday when County Judge Lina Hidalgo publicly blasted Dr. Tina Petersen, head of the Harris County Flood Control District (HCFCD). This issue had to do with the potential loss of close to a third of a billion dollars in federal Community Development Block Grants for

For the first time ever, Houston is home to Navy Fleet Week and it officially kicked off in Galveston with a parade of ships! Learn More

4/14/26 – The San Jacinto Watershed received only 1% of all HCFCD spending in Q1, despite being the county’s largest watershed and having the worst flooding. Harris County Flood Control District (HCFCD) has published updated spending figures for 2018 Flood Bond Projects through the end of the first quarter of 2026. Analysis also revealed: No