Harris County gets one-year extension to use federal funds for post-Harvey flood bond projects
Harris County received a one-year extension to complete flood control projects funded by a 2018 bond. Several projects were at risk of missing a state-imposed deadline.
A Harris County Flood Control District report earlier this year revealed that several of the county's disaster relief flood projects -- which were authorized by voters in 2018 as part of a $2.5 billion bond -- would not meet a state-imposed deadline early next year.
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