Harris county texas appraisal district

US President Donald Trump has arrived in Texas to survey the response to devastating Tropical Storm Harvey, the first major natural disaster of his White House tenure, as officials in Houston struggled to manage the record-breaking rains. You can watch his visit live, below. The slow-moving storm has brought catastrophic flooding to Texas, killed at least nine people, led to mass evacuations and paralyzed Houston, the fourth most-populous U.S. city. Some 30,000 people were expected to seek emergency shelter as the flooding entered its fourth day. Officials in Harris County, where Houston is located, said reservoirs built to handle drainage water were beginning to overflow on Tuesday. They urged residents to evacuate as they released water to alleviate pressure on two dams, a move that would add to flooding along the Buffalo Bayou waterway that runs through the area. Officials in Brazoria County, south of Houston, also called for immediate evacuations around a levee Columbia Lakes that … [Read more...] about Harris County Flood Control District beginning $84 million in repairs

Michael O. Adams, the chairman of the political science department at Texas Southern University in Houston, pointed to Mr. O’Rourke’s candidacy, a backlash to President Trump and a diversifying populace in Harris County and its suburbs as helping Democrats in the Houston area. … [Read more...] about Lina Hidalgo, a 27-Year-Old Latina, Will Lead Harris County, Texas’ Biggest

Harris County District Attorney Kenneth Magidson said at a press conference today that his office will support any request by Rachell for a full pardon, and has identified a new suspect. Magidson also said that DNA evidence collected by Houston police in the case should have been tested before Rachell’s trial, but mistakenly was not. … [Read more...] about Innocent Inmate Will Be Freed in Harris County, Texas

Harris County Judge Ed Emmett on Wednesday announced a series of public meetings to seek input from residents on an estimated $2.5 billion flood infrastructure bond that commissioners plan to put before voters on the anniversary of Hurricane Harvey in August. … [Read more...] about Judge Emmett details Harris County flood bond, announces community meetings

$222 million for an affordable rent program $211 million for the Harris County Homeowner Assistance Program $209 million in local infrastructure improvements $200 million for home buyouts $115 million for new single family home construction $55 million for local planning $16 million in program administration costs $15 million for a homeowner reimbursement program $7.5 million for a homelessness prevention program Other than partnering with the Harris County Flood Control District to finance home buyouts in the floodplain, the HUD grant does not address flood mitigation and, thus, does not lessen the need for the county's proposed $2.5 billion flood infrastructure bond, Lemelle said. … [Read more...] about Homeowners, renters and infrastructure focus of Harris County’s $1.1B Harvey HUD grant