INTERIM. Special Districts. Federal Lawsuit. Drainage. Flooding. TIRZ.

A fall 2018 court date has been scheduled for the group of citizens suing a Houston area TIRZ over flooding. 

Houston Chronicle | Memorial-area residents’ lawsuit gets possible trial date

Informedintel on 9th of July 2016:

INTERIM. Special Districts. Residents Sue TIRZ over Flooding in Federal Court. 5 Bits Informed Intel.

What? Residents Against Flooding group, an area non-profit, are suing The City of Houston and TIRZ 17

Why? The Residents say the City and TIRZ “violated constitutional laws by failing to develop retention basins to collect floodwaters in heavy rain events”

How long do the residents claim the problem? Since 2003 a study on the retention basins has shown the need for retention ponds to prevent flooding

Wasn’t there another suit about this that’s been kicked out by the courts? Yes, the White Oak bayou suit which the Texas Supreme Court threw out in June

How is this suit different? No monetary damages are sought, only that the the TIRZ and City remediate the flood problem by building necessary retention ponds and flood prevention works

Your Houston News | Residents raising funds for flooding lawsuit against Houston, TIRZ