“A Response Boomtown, Flood Town” (Excerpt) By Michael Bloom & Steve Stagner Originally printed on Feb. 6, 2017 in TribTalk & ProPublica In December, the Texas Tribune and ProPublica jointly published “Boomtown, Flood Town,” an article on flooding and development […]
Infrastructure
Conservation & Open Space
WITH A TRADITION OF QUALITY GROWTH, GREATER WEST HOUSTON IS WELL PREPARED TO MEET THE CHALLENGE OF BALANCING GROWTH AND CONSERVATION & OPEN SPACE. Regional amenities in GWH such as conservation and open spaces provide a premium to the quality […]
Rebuilding Infrastructure
GREATER WEST HOUSTON’S INFRASTRUCTURE IS MOSTLY NEW BUT SOME AREAS NEED REBUILDing The West Houston Association advocates for planning and financing of infrastructure rehabilitation. As a result, the Association strongly supports the REBUILD HOUSTON program. For more on this, click […]
Water Supply & Wastewater Regionalization
WHA SUPPORTS PASSAGE OF PROP 6, THE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT FUNDING THE TEXAS WATER PLAN The West Houston Association Board of Directors resolved to support the passage of the Constitutional Amendment, Proposition 6 which will authorize $2 billion to be transfer […]
Wetlands
New Wetland Rulemaking Expected Late December 2013 or January 2014 The US Office of Management and Budget is expected to review and either approve or disapprove proposed rulemaking to clarify the jurisdictional reach of the Clean Water Act. If approved […]