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Below the Waterlines: Houston After Hurricane Harvey
August TV Drive starts today! Visionary Leader Andrea Bryant $25k matching challenge

Tag: Judge Ed Emmett

Politics

Emmett: Tap Texas’ Rainy Day Fund To Build Third Reservoir

Andrew Schneider

Posted on October 4, 2017 · Judge Ed Emmett says there’s “no question” Harris County needs another reservoir, in addition to the Addicks and Barker, to protect the region against floods like the ones Harvey spawned. Preliminary estimates put the price of construction at $500 million.

Tags flood control harvey Judge Ed Emmett Texas Legislature Texas Rainy Day Fund

Podcast

Party Politics, Texas Edition Ep. 24: Redistricting Ruling Rodeo

HPM Digital Team

Posted on September 15, 2017 · "It's always good to tell people to 'stay safe' during a disaster just in case they didn't know." - @TheCatWhisprer via Twitter

Tags dan patrick Judge Ed Emmett REDISTRICTING scotus tax hike ted cruz

Politics

Texas Leaders Push Congress For Flood Control Aid

Andrew Schneider

Posted on September 12, 2017 · Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick is working with the state’s congressional delegation to get funding for long-sought water infrastructure projects into the next Harvey relief bill. That could include money to build a third reservoir for Houston.

Tags flood control harvey relief Judge Ed Emmett Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick reservoirs

News

Harris County Is Practicing Supply Distribution For Hurricane Season

Houston Public Media Staff

Posted on July 25, 2017 · They’re practicing some of the lessons learned the last time they had to do this after Hurricane Ike.

Tags hurricane preparedness Judge Ed Emmett pod supplies

Weather

Houstonians Need To Remain Alert During Hurricane Season

Houston Public Media Staff

Posted on June 22, 2017 · Tropical Storm Cindy barely brushed Houston, which may cause residents to roll their eyes at future storm warnings.

Tags cindy hurricane season Judge Ed Emmett Mayor Sylvester Turner prepare

News

Judge Ed Emmett Didn’t Know About the Governor’s Crime Plan

Houston Public Media Staff

Posted on April 12, 2017 · Gov. Greg Abbott announced a plan to stop gangs in Harris County, but did not notify local law enforcement about his plans.

Tags gang Gov. Greg Abbott Harris Country Judge Ed Emmett law enforcement

Harris County Commissioner Steve Radack is proposing to hire an administrator for the county jail, which is located near downtown Houston.

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Commissioner Radack Proposes Hiring An Administrator For The Harris County Jail

Alvaro 'Al' Ortiz

Posted on March 14, 2017 · He says it would improve the facility’s management and Judge Emmett supports his idea.

Tags Garnet Coleman harris county Judge Ed Emmett Sheriff Ed Gonzalez Steve Radack Texas Legislature

Texas

Do The Costs Of Property Tax Reform Outweigh The Benefits?

Andrew Schneider

Posted on March 9, 2017 · Supporters of Senate Bill 2 say the measure is needed to keep people from losing their homes. Opponents say it would starve local government of funding needed to provide critical services – and charge the bill’s author with using misleading statistics to make his case.

Tags 85th Texas Legislature Judge Ed Emmett property taxes Senator Paul Bettencourt tax relief

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The City Of Houston And Harris County Collaborate On Flooding Mitigation Projects

Alvaro 'Al' Ortiz

Posted on January 24, 2017 · The goal is improving flood control in Brays, Hunting and White Oak bayous.

Tags bayou flooding Brays Bayou harris county Harris County Flood Control District houston Judge Ed Emmett Mayor Sylvester Turner Meyerland Texas Water Development Board

Ed Emmett, Harris County Judge; Ken Janda, CEO of Community Health Choice; Dr. Umair Shah, executive director of Harris County Public Health; and Doctor Ann Barnes, Chief Medical Officer at Legacy Community Health, attended a press conference held to announce the $100,000 donation from Community Health Choice to Harris County.

News

Health Insurer Donates $100K To Harris County To Fight Zika

Alvaro 'Al' Ortiz

Posted on September 2, 2016 · Judge Emmett says the state of Texas will provide resources in case of a local outbreak.

Tags ed emmett harris county houston Judge Ed Emmett senate Zika

News

Mayor Turner Joins Eid al-Fitr Celebrations At NRG Center

Houston Public Media Staff

Posted on July 6, 2016 · Mayor Sylvester Turner, Harris County judge Ed Emmett and members of the Islamic Society of Greater Houston participate in Eid al-Fitr services at NRG Center.

Tags Eid al-Fitr Houston's Muslim community Judge Ed Emmett Mayor Sylvester Turner ramadan

Sun rising over the Houston skyline

Weather

Harris County Officials: Worst Is Finally Over

HPM Digital Team

Posted on April 20, 2016 · Some areas will see rising water for a few more days, but at a much slower and more manageable rate.

Tags flooding harris county Judge Ed Emmett

Below the Waterlines: Houston After Hurricane Harvey
August TV Drive starts today! Visionary Leader Andrea Bryant $25k matching challenge

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Below the Waterlines: Houston After Hurricane Harvey

Below the Waterlines

Trailer: Below the Waterlines: Houston After Hurricane Harvey

Jared Counts

Posted on August 1, 2022 · The Houston Public Media Newsroom is producing a new podcast about the long-term effects of one of Houston's biggest disasters, coming August 2nd, 2022.

Tags anniversary harvey houston public media hurricane Hurricane Harvey podcast

Houston

New state law allows Houston neighborhoods to redact racist deed restriction

Adam Zuvanich

Posted on July 27, 2022 · Texas lawmakers from Houston say the bill was written to allow discriminatory provisions to be removed from real property records only on a property-by-property basis, but they applaud Harris County Clerk Teneshia Hudspeth for applying the law more broadly and said it could set a statewide example.

Tags jarvis johnson John Whitmire Oak Forest real estate Teneshia Hudspeth Texas Legislature

School shooting

Sister of Uvalde shooting victim testifies before Texas lawmakers

JAMES BARRAGÁN, The Texas Tribune

Posted on June 23, 2022 · Jazmin Cazares, 17, was one of several family members of shooting victims and experts testifying before Texas lawmakers on Thursday. Her sister, Jackie Cazares, 9, was one of the victims of the school shooting in Uvalde.

Tags background checks red flag laws Texas Legislature uvalde

Guns

New Texas gun restrictions are unlikely in the wake of Uvalde. Here’s why

Andrew Schneider

Posted on June 9, 2022 · More than a dozen Republican lawmakers declined to comment on the possibility of new gun laws, and those who did offered little support.

Tags guns mass shooting school shooting second amendment Texas Legislature Uvalde shooting

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