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Tag: hurricane evacuation

Transportation

$200 Million Project Aims To Lessen Congestion In Brazoria And Fort Bend Counties

Gail Delaughter

Posted on December 4, 2019 · Officials say the work will help move the increasing flow of truck traffic from Port Freeport. More efficient hurricane evacuation is also a goal of the project.

Tags Brazoria County Fort Bend County hurricane evacuation Port Freeport State Highway 36

Transportation

Construction On The Bolivar Peninsula’s Only Hurricane Evacuation Route Nears Completion

Gail Delaughter

Posted on July 18, 2019 · Over 2,000 residents rely on a single highway to get them off the Bolivar Peninsula in case of a hurricane.

Tags Bolivar Peninsula flooding galveston hurricane evacuation Texas Department of Transportation

Transportation

Pearland Residents Have Questions About Proposed Mykawa Road Improvements

Gail Delaughter

Posted on April 24, 2019 · Commuters say the project is long overdue, but they're asking TxDOT to take a second look at some of its plans.

Tags Brazoria County hurricane evacuation pearland Texas Medical Center txdot

Transportation

Could A New Interstate North of Houston Help Alleviate The City’s Traffic Issues?

Gail Delaughter

Posted on October 1, 2018 · There’s a call to create a new interstate highway through the southeastern United States and it’s coming from a student-led coalition.

Tags hurricane evacuation I-14 interstate highway trucking Youth Infrastructure Coalition

Transportation

Construction Is Ramping Up On A Segment Of The Gulf Freeway

Gail Delaughter

Posted on January 17, 2018 · TxDOT is warning drivers of more construction on I-45 south of Houston. And it won’t be finished anytime soon

Tags construction gulf freeway hurricane evacuation i 45 txdot

Transportation

Houston’s Transit Agency Tallies Up Damages After Harvey

Gail Delaughter

Posted on September 8, 2017 · Metro is hoping to recoup some of the losses it suffered during the historic floods.

Tags evacuation flooding hurricane evacuation Hurricane Harvey Metropolitan Transit Authority transit

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Transportation

What Will Houston Get In TxDOT’s New Round Of Funding?

Gail Delaughter

Posted on August 25, 2016 · The money will go toward easing congestion on the region's busiest roads.

Tags congestion hurricane evacuation traffic txdot unified transportation plan

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Transportation

Funds Will Improve Bolivar Peninsula Hurricane Evacuation Route

Gail Delaughter

Posted on July 7, 2016 · Much of the money will be used to fix a troublesome area that’s prone to flooding even when there isn’t a storm.

Tags Bolivar Peninsula Galveston County hurricane evacuation txdot

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Houston-area suburbs growing much faster than city since 2020

Adam Zuvanich

Posted on December 8, 2023 · Houston's population increased by an estimated 1,306 residents from 2020 to 2022, according to U.S. Census Bureau data. During the same span, Harris, Fort Bend and Montgomery counties each grew by at least 49,000 residents.

Tags domestic migration Fort Bend County Houston population growth houston suburbs montgomery county U.S. Census Bureau

Fort Bend

Fort Bend small town Weston Lakes swears in mayor for second term after canceled election

Natalie Weber, Fort Bend County Bureau

Posted on November 29, 2023 · The mayor and two city council members were running unopposed, so council voted to cancel the election to save money.

Tags Bob Wall Fort Bend County Weston Lakes Weston Lakes mayor

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Rosenberg voters approve bond for emergency services and public works complexes

Natalie Weber, Fort Bend County Bureau

Posted on November 8, 2023 · Voters also approved 51 amendments modernizing the city charter’s language.

Tags Fort Bend County Rosenberg Rosenberg voters

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Sugar Land city council looks to restrict new tobacco, hookah and vaping businesses

Natalie Weber, Fort Bend County Bureau

Posted on November 1, 2023 · Sugar Land Mayor Joe Zimmerman said he has concerns about how these types of businesses could impact the city’s perception and its efforts to create a family-friendly town.

Tags Fort Bend County hookah bars sugar land tobacco bars

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