What we reported
In August 2018, Harris County voters approved a $2.5 billion bond referendum to fund flood prevention projects. In October, Harris County Commissioners Court approved $400 million in items related to flood prevention, with another $1.8 billion in projects initiated to date.
The latest
Commissioners Court authorized Harris County Flood Control District to proceed with design and construction on three detention basin projects in Little Cypress Creek in December: the expansion of the Zube Park basin, and the construction of basins near Kleb Woods Nature Preserve and Bauer-Hockley Road. The Army Corps of Engineers is also conducting feasibility studies for a reservoir along Cypress Creek. Meanwhile, a $30 million rehabilitation effort is underway along tributaries that lead into Addicks Reservoirs. Work is done on the Horsepen Creek rehabilitation, but completion dates for projects along other creeks have not been announced.
