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"Worst-First" Promised, But Far From Delivered - Reduce Flooding
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Source: Reduce Flooding Blog - Bob Rehak
Date: 10/27/2026 5:01pm
Article Summary:
San Jacinto Watershed Got Just 14% of Promised Flood-Mitigation Funding Despite Harris County’s Worst Harvey Flooding
The article argues that the San Jacinto watershed, which saw Harris County’s highest flooding during Hurricane Harvey, has received only 14% of the $367.45 million in mitigation funding allocated to it in the 2018 Flood Bond; Spring Creek has also received comparatively little. Author Bob Rehak contends that officials moved away from the bond’s “worst first” approach and that slow project delivery contributed to the gap, urging voters to address the issue at the ballot box.
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Date: 10/27/2026 5:01pm
Article Summary:
San Jacinto Watershed Got Just 14% of Promised Flood-Mitigation Funding Despite Harris County’s Worst Harvey Flooding
The article argues that the San Jacinto watershed, which saw Harris County’s highest flooding during Hurricane Harvey, has received only 14% of the $367.45 million in mitigation funding allocated to it in the 2018 Flood Bond; Spring Creek has also received comparatively little. Author Bob Rehak contends that officials moved away from the bond’s “worst first” approach and that slow project delivery contributed to the gap, urging voters to address the issue at the ballot box.
Read article here »