Press Room

Harris County Flood Control District and Houston Transtar were awarded the Emergency Management Association of Texas (EMAT) Emergency Management Technology & Innovation Award for The Roadway Flood Warning System published in July 2018.

Harris County Flood Control District has received an award letter from the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) in connection with a $400,000 feasibility investigation of large-diameter, deep underground stormwater conveyance tunnels.

HARRIS COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT PROJECT REBUILDING DRAINAGE DITCH TO REDUCE FLOODING RISKS A portion of the US 59 southbound frontage road west of Weslayan Street will be closed for approximately three weeks beginning on or about Monday, February 18, as the Harris County Flood Control District continues construction to rebuild and partially enclose a poorly functioning drainage ditch. New signs were posted February 12, warning of the upcoming closure of the southbound frontage road on either side of the ditch, formally identified as W129-00-00.