Lowering Flood Levels is Vastly More Important than Raising Structures

There are two basic strategies for mitigating flood damages. One is to raise the level at which structures are built.

City’s New 500-Year-Plus-2 Flood Ordinance Will Be Severe, and in Many Instances Unnecessary, Burden on some of the City’s Most Disadvantaged Neighborhoods

Recently the City of Houston and the Harris County Flood Control District added new flood mapping tools to their websites.

Suburbs Grew Five Times Faster Than Houston Last Year

The US Census Bureau just released its population estimates for 2017. They are a giant red flag for Houston. Most

Proposed City Budget Continues to Divert Drainage Fees

The proposed FY2018-2019 City budget will, if adopted, continue to spend most of the drainage fees paid by Houstonians on

City of Houston Property Tax Collections Have Risen Nearly 3X Wages

After Spending Over $2 Billion on Light Rail, Metro is Carrying Fewer Riders

In 2001, the last year before Metro began spending money on light rail, Houstonians took over 89 million trips on