Spring - Klein Edition | February 2026

Government

BY SARAH BRAGER & MELISSA ENAJE

Stop Overpaying on Property Taxes A motion to advance negotiations with local engineering rm J.M. Torres and Associates LLC passed unanimously at the Jan. 29 Harris County Commissioners Court meeting. The Houston-based rm creates real-time ood intelligence alert systems and data collectors, according to the business’s website. Harris County Precinct 2 media specialist Alonzo Guadarrama said in an email seven measures would be installed across the county. “These systems will be able to detect roadway Harris County advances countywide road ood warning system Harris County roadways are one step closer to seeing a new countywide road ood warning system that can detect roadway ooding in real time and alert drivers. Explained

Harris County names new county attorney

Spring, Klein area ooding risks

According to First Watch, a nonprot which monitors risk factors for weather events, roads are at the most risk for ooding in Spring and Klein. Minor Moderate Major Severe Zip code Residential Commercial Roads 77068 77069 77070 77379 77388 77389

Harris County com- missioners unanimously approved Jonathan Fombonne as the new county attorney Jan. 8, eective immediately. The gist Fombonne previ-

Jonathan Fombonne

ously served as deputy then rst assistant county attorney before taking over the role following former county attorney Christian Menefee resignation on March 17 and announcement of his campaign run for U.S. Congress District 18. Fombonne will serve as legal counsel to all elected oces in Harris County until the new county attorney is elected in November.

SOURCES: FIRST WATCH, HARRIS COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT COMMUNITY IMPACT

ooding in real time and alert drivers, improving safety and helping reduce the risk of ood-related accidents,” Guadarrama said. At least 812,294 properties in Harris County, or nearly 58% of all properties, have a risk of ooding over the next 30 years, according to data compiled from nonprot First Street.

68% Save on Property Taxes

In Harris County, 68% of residential properties were not protested, meaning over 866,000 properties may have been overpaying on their tax bills. Join the 127,000+ neighboring properties in the greater Houston area that trust Ownwell. Scan to start saving.

Sources: https://www.ownwell.com/trends/texas, internal Ownwell data.

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