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Family contemplates leaving Fannett after neighborhood floods three times
From Hurricane Harvey, to Tropical Storm Imelda, and now this week s heavy rainfall, it s the third flood in four years for many. Author: Almiya White (KBMT), KBMT (12NewsNow) Published: 6:58 PM CDT May 19, 2021 Updated: 6:58 PM CDT May 19, 2021
FANNETT, Texas Most of the flood water has receded around Fannett, but the damage is done. Monday s 15-inch washout was enough to send several inches of water into homes again.
From Hurricane Harvey, to Tropical Storm Imelda, and now this week s heavy rainfall, it s the third flood for many.
As we re hearing, it may be one too many for those who are storm fatigued.
Consultants said Taylor Gully does not currently have the capacity to handle 100-year storm events. (Screenshot courtesy Harris County Flood Control District) The city of Houston was awarded almost $22.36 million from the Texas Water Development Board for drainage projects, $10.1 million of which will be used to improve Taylor Gully a channel in northeast Kingwood credited with exacerbating flooding twice in 2019.
The TWDB approved a resolution May 6 to provide almost $22.36 million to the city of Houston $18.68 million in a loan and $3.67 million in grants for the city to construct drainage projects, according to a May 6 release from the TWDB.
While $10.1 million will be used in Taylor Gully, the other almost $12.3 million will be used to add roadside ditches, in-line stormwater lines, culverts and other improvements in Wynnewood Acres, a community in northeast Houston. The TWDB funding is from the state s 2020 Flood Infrastructure Fund cycle, which was created by Senate Bill
The man accused of going on a shooting rampage at a Southern California business, killing four people, should not have been allowed to buy or own guns because of a California law that prohibits people from purchasing weapons for 10 years after being convicted of a crime.
Oil prices are dropping and gasoline prices are rising because of Tropical Storm Harvey’s impact on Texas, when the two usually move in concert.
Why the dramatic divergence?
Harvey knocked out half the oil-refining capacity in Texas, which converts 30 percent of the nation’s crude, LPL. Read More. Don t Miss Any Updates! News Directly in Your Inbox Subscribe to: