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Tag: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Houston Matters

Proposed Ike Dike gate design could cause problems for ships in port, Houston-area study shows

Ariel Worthy

Posted on February 13, 2023 · The study looked at 42 different scenarios and found that the turn for proposed gates was too close, and too narrow, and needed to move further out into the Bay. 

Tags Bolivar Peninsula galveston Galveston Bay Greater Houston Port Bureau Ike Dike The Army Corps of Engineers U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Flooding

Addicks, Barker Reservoir upstream judgment excludes homeowners who bought post-Harvey

Andrew Schneider

Posted on November 30, 2022 · Under the ruling, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers won’t have to compensate homeowners who bought their property after August 30, 2017 if the land floods again.

Tags Addicks Reservoir Barker Reservoir housing real estate U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Energy & Environment

Army Corps Unveils Updated $26 Billion Project To Protect The Texas Gulf From Storms

Katie Watkins

Posted on October 30, 2020 · Also known as the "Ike Dike," plans to build a coastal storm barrier have been in the works since Hurricane Ike devastated Galveston in 2008. Now, the project is taking another step forward.

Tags brian harper hurricane hurricane ike Ike Dike rice university storm protection storm surge U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Transportation

County Set To Begin Work On New Brays Bayou Bridges To Ease Flooding

Gail Delaughter

Posted on March 6, 2020 · Construction starts this spring at Telephone Road, Lawndale Street, and Hillcroft Street.

Tags Brays Bayou construction Harris County Flood Control District Project Brays U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Houston

Federal Judge Dismisses Suit Against Army Corps For Post-Harvey Flooding

Kiah Collier, The Texas Tribune

Posted on February 19, 2020 · U.S. Judge Loren A. Smith threw out a case brought by Houstonians whose properties flooded as a result of releases from Addicks and Barker dams.

Tags Addicks and Barker Reservoirs flooding harvey Hurricane Harvey U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

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Top Stories

Gate Replacements On Local Dams, Diminished Border Commerce Affects Texas, Former Border Patrol Chief To Lead ICE, And More

HPM Digital Team

Posted on May 6, 2019 · These are some of the stories Houston Public Media is covering.

Tags commerce galveston ice mark morgan perryman group texas U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

inDepth

Houston Homeowners Say The Government Owes Them For Flooding Their Homes After Hurricane Harvey

Travis Bubenik

Posted on February 20, 2019 · The cases could have implications for who's liable for the damage from future storms.

Tags Addicks and Barker Reservoirs flood control flooding Harvey lawsuits Hurricane Harvey U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Texas

U.S. Army Corps Of Engineers Awards $92M Contract To Expand Corpus Christi Ship Channel

Associated Press

Posted on January 4, 2019 · Plans include expanding the channel from the Gulf of Mexico to Harbor Island.

Tags Corpus Christi gulf of mexico U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Energy & Environment

Researchers Ask For Public Input On Texas Coastal Spine Study

Gail Delaughter

Posted on December 12, 2018 · The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Texas General Land Office are looking for ways to protect Galveston and other communities along the Texas coast.

Tags coastal spine galveston storm surge Texas General Land Office U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Top Stories

Plan for Storm Barrier on Texas Coast, Florida Man Charged with Mailing Improvised Bombs, And CSI Fired for Using Own Equipment

HPM Digital Team

Posted on October 26, 2018 · These are some of the stories Houston Public Media is covering

Tags Cesar Altieri Sayoc Houston Forensic Science Center hurricane ike texas Trump U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Harris County

Flood Control District, Corps of Engineers to Conduct Study of Addicks, Barker Reservoirs

HPM Digital Team

Posted on October 10, 2018 · The study will be fully funded by the federal government and will include Buffalo Bayou

Tags Addicks Reservoir Barker Reservoir buffalo bayou Harris County Flood Control District U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

The Reactor Pressure Vessel from the STURGIS, the Army’s retired floating nuclear power plant recently decommissioned, is carefully loaded onto a transport vehicle inside its specially designed shielded shipping container.

News

Army Corps of Engineers Dismantles Former Floating Nuclear Plant in Galveston

HPM Digital Team

Posted on September 18, 2018 · More than 1.5 million pounds of radioactive waste have been safely removed from the USS Sturgis’ nuclear reactor

Tags galveston nuclear sturgis U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

News

Bond Issue Includes Funds to Continue Improvements on Flood-Prone Houston Bayou

Gail Delaughter

Posted on August 7, 2018 · Early voting is getting underway this week as Harris County decides on a $2.5 billion bond issue for flood control. Some of that money will go for more work on Brays Bayou.

Tags Brays Bayou flooding Harris County Flood Control District Hurricane Harvey U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

News

Study Says Houston’s White Oak Bayou Could Get A New Look

Gail Delaughter

Posted on May 9, 2018 · The question now is where to get the money to pay for it

Tags flooding Harris County Flood Control District Hurricane Harvey U.S. Army Corps of Engineers white oak bayou

Energy & Environment

Army Corps Considering Idea To Deepen Reservoirs

Travis Bubenik

Posted on March 20, 2018 · It's one of multiple possibilities for hardening Houston's main reservoirs.

Tags Addicks and Barker Reservoirs environment flood control Harvey flooding infrastructure U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

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Adam Zuvanich

Posted on May 22, 2023 · The Galveston County Sheriff's Office doubled its police presence for this year's event, which drew an estimated 80,000 people on Saturday.

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Family demands accountability after employee dies during fire at Marathon refinery in Texas City

Lucio Vasquez

Posted on May 19, 2023 · The family is accusing Marathon of wrongful death and negligence as the threat of a potential lawsuit against the company looms overhead.

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Energy & Environment

Marathon Petroleum employee dies in fire at Texas City refinery

Adam Zuvanich

Posted on May 15, 2023 · Air quality near the Galveston Bay facility is being monitored in the aftermath of the fire, which started at about 9:30 a.m. Monday and had been extinguished by 2 p.m.

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