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ON THE AGENDAHarris County Commissioners Court · 2026-08-06

The Court is asked to approve a grant application that the Flood Control District has already submitted to the Texas Water Development Board for $7,500,000 in federal flood mitigation funds for a project in the Galveston Bay Watershed (Precinct 2).

What it means for you

If approved, the Flood Control District could receive up to $7,500,000 in FEMA Flood Mitigation Assistance funds, with Harris County providing a required $2,500,000 match, to support flood mitigation work in the Galveston Bay Watershed area.

Outcome

This item was accepted.

Drainage & flooding — see all →Galveston Bay Watershed, Precinct 2

Official source

Official meeting record — Harris County Legistar ↗

The record does not attribute individual votes for this item — most items pass by named consensus rather than a contested roll call.

District A — Amy PeckADistrict B — Tarsha JacksonBDistrict C — Joe PanzarellaCDistrict D — Carolyn Evans-ShabazzDDistrict E — Fred FlickingerEDistrict F — Tiffany ThomasFDistrict G — Mary Nan HuffmanGDistrict H — Mario CastilloHDistrict I — Joaquin MartinezIDistrict J — Edward PollardJDistrict K — Martha Castex-TatumK

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Quick answersfrom the official record
How much?$7,500,000Legistar record ↗
Who repays?Texas Water Development Board, if the grant is awardedLegistar record ↗
Who decides?Decided by a vote of the Harris County Commissioners Court. Flood Control District brought it forward. Taken up at the August 6, 2026 meeting — no outcome recorded yet.Legistar record ↗
The official caption doesn't name a beneficiary — full details in the official Legistar record ↗

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