Harris County commissioner launches crime task force, citing increase in crime
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release, officials discussed successful tactics, shared their depart- ments’ needs and identified potential areas of collaboration. “Harris
Harris County Precinct 3 Com- missioner Tom Ramsey met with representatives from several local law enforcement agencies Jan. 13 to discuss crime reduction strategies, according to a news release. Officials said Ramsey plans to host regular task force meetings and, based on the information shared, develop recommendations for the court to consider moving forward. Ramsey said the launch of the task force was a response to an increase in crime, citing more than 600 homicides countywide in the past year. Agencies in attendance included four county constable offices and six city and neighborhood police departments. According to the
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Two new residential commu- nities are in development by the Pulte Group on Decker-Prairie Rosehill Road in Magnolia, according to Vice President of Land Acquisition Lee Jones. Pulte Group is a national single-family homebuilder. Rosehill Lakes will offer 112 lots built by Pulte Homes on Deck- er-Prairie Rosehill Road just south of Shields Road, according to Jones. Decker Farms, directly south of Rosehill Lakes, will consist of 466 lots built by Centex Homes, which builds homes across the Houston
area as well as in multiple other states. The community will include the existing Baker Cemetery as well as water and sewer plants, according to a site plan of the development. Both communities will be zoned to Tomball ISD schools, Jones said. Construction has started on both residential developments with homes expected to be available in late spring or early summer, Jones said. Home prices will be announced later this spring, according to Jones.
Ramsey
County has become synonymous with Gotham City, and it’s sad. I and the brave law enforcement leaders here with me are ready to get our cities and county back from the dangerous individuals who are overrunning them. There’s a lot of great minds coming together here, and I’m excited to see all that will come of this,” Ramsey said in a statement.
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behalf of the LSGCD. “It allows the [conservation districts] to do what they want in their counties how they see fit, based on the best available science.” The LSGCD is conducting a four-part study on Montgomery County subsidence, which is in its second phase. Turco stressed diversifying water sources. “It’s a good first step for us to begin the con- versation about subsidence, but there’s still some areas [where] more needs to be done, because subsidence is a real issue and will continue without diversification of water use,” Turco said. GMA-14 has 60 days from the approval to put together an explanatory report for the Texas Water Development Board detailing the new DFC lan- guage, according to Chapter 36 of the Texas Water Code.
approve the DFC language. “In each county in Groundwater Management Area 14, no less than 70% median available drawdown remaining in 2080 or no more than an average of 1 additional foot of subsidence between 2009 and 2080,” the approved text states. According to Michael Turco, general manager of the Harris-Galveston Subsidence District, the 70% median drawdown would mean water levels in wells would not decline more than 30% until 2080. Counties should not record more than 1 foot of ground sinkage, or subsidence, from 2009-2080. The Lone Star Groundwater Conservation Dis- trict, representing Montgomery County, proposed the amendment that made the metric optional. “This is exactly what everyone wants, to have GMA-14 and all the districts sit down and come up with this.” said Samantha Reiter, who voted on
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Groundwater conservation districts in Ground- water Management Area 14 formally approved desired future conditions, or DFCs, for the next five years at a Jan. 5 meeting for the Gulf Coast Aquifer System, which provides groundwater resources to the Greater Houston area. The new DFCs include a subsidence metric— which measures ground sinkage due to ground- water pumping—for the first time, but includes language that makes the metric optional. Representatives from the five groundwater control districts in GMA-14 unanimously voted to
County approves $35M campus for youth
According to County Judge Lina Hidalgo, the aim of the project is to help provide more stability for the youth members transitioning from foster care to independent living. “This [project] will help create a home for young people during this tough transition,” Hidalgo said, noting roughly 200 young adults age out of the foster care system in Harris County each year. County officials said construction of the new campus is expected to begin in the first quarter of 2022.
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campus, which will be located at 3131 Gulf Freeway near down- town Houston, will also include a 17,000-square-foot commercial facility that will house the HAY— Houston Alumni & Youth—Center, a program operated through the Harris County Resources for Children and Adults Department that provides resources and services for youth and young adults exiting the state foster care system.
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Harris County commissioners at a Dec. 14 meeting unanimously approved the construction of a roughly $35 million Houston Alumni and Youth Center campus that will include a 41,000-square-foot, 50-unit residential facility for youth transitioning out of the state’s foster
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