Harris County $1.4 billion short on flood control projects that are part of bond voterโs approved after Harvey
More than two years after Harris County voters overwhelmingly approved a $2.5 billion flood control bond, the county announced Tuesday that it is $1.4 billion short. Many of the hundreds of original projects remain unfinished, including in some of the most economically disadvantaged communities. โHalls and Greens, the two poorest watersheds in the county -- theyโre basically left out of the process,โ said Harris County Commissioner Adrian Garcia in Commissionerโs Court. โIt doesnโt add up at all,โ said former Harris County Judge Ed Emmett. โThe commissionerโs court needs to fix it,โ said State Rep. Ron Reynolds (D-Dist.