cypress creek drainage improvement district
Notice of Public Meeting
Board of Directors Meeting
Update Harris County Commissioner's Court Action 6/27/2025
Remaining Flood-Bond Funds Going Only to Equity Projects
The Motion Commissioners voted 4:1 to use all available flood-bond funds:
“To fully fund all current and future needs for projects in Quartile One, according to the 2022 Prioritization Framework, and direct the Harris County Flood Control District to work with court officers and report to Commissioners Court a project schedule by September 18th, 2025, on all future projects with a recommendation.”
Impact of Cuts
Precinct 3 Commissioner Tom Ramsey, the dissenting Republican, said, “It was like a bunker-busting bomb exploding yesterday. They blew up the 2018 bond program.” The decision will eliminate funding for 44 of the 48 bond projects that Ramsey had in his precinct.
“There’s no longer any money for them,” said Ramsey.
Ramsey will lose $424 million of flood-bond funding. He added, “Projects in the top quartile eat up every remaining available dollar in the bond. Every bit of it. There’s none left. Not a single dime.”
Want to see whether a project near you was killed? Here is a list of Flood-Bond Projects divided into Commissioner Rodney Ellis’ Equity Quartiles.
Only those marked with a #1 in the Quartile Column will be pursued at this point. The rest are effectively dead unless funding can be found elsewhere.
Remaining Flood-Bond Funds Going Only to Equity Projects
The Motion Commissioners voted 4:1 to use all available flood-bond funds:
“To fully fund all current and future needs for projects in Quartile One, according to the 2022 Prioritization Framework, and direct the Harris County Flood Control District to work with court officers and report to Commissioners Court a project schedule by September 18th, 2025, on all future projects with a recommendation.”
Impact of Cuts
Precinct 3 Commissioner Tom Ramsey, the dissenting Republican, said, “It was like a bunker-busting bomb exploding yesterday. They blew up the 2018 bond program.” The decision will eliminate funding for 44 of the 48 bond projects that Ramsey had in his precinct.
“There’s no longer any money for them,” said Ramsey.
Ramsey will lose $424 million of flood-bond funding. He added, “Projects in the top quartile eat up every remaining available dollar in the bond. Every bit of it. There’s none left. Not a single dime.”
Want to see whether a project near you was killed? Here is a list of Flood-Bond Projects divided into Commissioner Rodney Ellis’ Equity Quartiles.
Only those marked with a #1 in the Quartile Column will be pursued at this point. The rest are effectively dead unless funding can be found elsewhere.
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This report details CCDID activities and accomplishments achieved in 2024 along with Strategic Plan for 2025-2027.
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Community Town Hall Meetings
In the first three rounds of Community Workshops, valuable community input has been provided and drafted into a framework for a Cypress Creek Flood Resiliency Plan.
OUR MISSION
To reduce future flooding and increase flood resilience in the Cypress Creek Watershed
through comprehensive mitigation and funding plan.
through comprehensive mitigation and funding plan.
CURRENT STATUSA bill proposing the creation of the Cypress Creek Drainage Improvement District was approved by the Texas Legislature May 30, 2023. The bill was signed by the governor to become effective immediately on June 19, 2023. READ MORE . . . |
OUR LEADERSHIP
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COMMUNITY SUPPORTERSCypress Creek Watershed (Cypress Creek and Little Cypress Creek) represent a population of more than 500,000 citizens. Creation of a Cypress Creek Drainage Improvement District as a governmental entity enables our citizens to address issues focused specifically on Cypress Creek flooding mitigation. READ MORE . . . |
OUR PURPOSE
The purpose of the Special District is to provide an entity to evaluate, recommend, and move forward
much-needed action regarding Cypress Creek flood mitigation.
much-needed action regarding Cypress Creek flood mitigation.
Our VisionTo serve the public as a governmental entity providing a unified voice in the Cypress Creek Watershed. |
THE NEEDFact Sheet
Cypress Creek's needs were not adequately addressed in the 2018 Bond. Solutions focused specifically on Cypress Creek Watershed are needed.
This special purpose district gives the community a united voice in future flood prevention—which we have not had previously—and creates the ability to seek federal and state funding. READ MORE . . . |
PartnersDocuments
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cypress creek watershedMaps
The Cypress Creek watershed is located in northwest Harris County and extends into Waller County. Rainfall within the 267 square miles of the Cypress Creek watershed drains to the watershed’s primary waterway, Cypress Creek. CCDID includes all of Cypress Creek Watershed plus Little Cypress Creek and encompasses a population of 500,000+ residents.
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