#ikedike — Public Fediverse posts

Gov. Greg Abbott has signed a bill into law that will create a special account to manage funds dedicated to the Coastal Texas Project, known locally as the “Ike Dike.”

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/infrastructure/2025/05/28/522457/state-legislature-passes-law-to-create-ike-dike-funding-account/

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The Texas House Committee on Natural Resources discussed a bill Wednesday that would create a Gulf Coast Protection Account to manage funds dedicated to the Coastal Texas Project, locally known as the “Ike Dike.”

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/local/galveston/2025/03/20/516492/house-committee-discusses-bill-to-create-gulf-funding-account-for-ike-dike-other-projects/

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The gradual sinking of coastal land areas has been a “silent problem” that figures to exacerbate flooding risks and livelihoods in locales experiencing sea-level rise, such as Houston-area communities along the Gulf Coast, according to a new study.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/climate-change/2024/03/14/480644/sinking-land-combined-with-sea-level-rise-especially-problematic-along-gulf-coast-new-study-finds/

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