Posted on 07/12/2024 2:26:23 PM PDT by ChicagoConservative27
Harris County Texas (Houston) is by far the most populous county in the State of Texas. Over 5 million people live in Harris County. That fact, plus Houston’s rapid and continuous growth since 1950 make it a difficult to keep up with the pace of needed infrastructure improvements. Houston metro area has grown from 500,000 people in 1950 t0 7,000,000 people today. I lived in Houston from 1982 to 1989 and enjoyed my time there. The proximity to the Gulf is both a blessing and a curse. Anyone living in the region should be aware of the need to take appropriate precautions for the arrival of hurricanes: a frequent natural event (look up Hurricane Harvey in 2017, 60 inches of rain ... damage much worse than Beryl).
I agree. Up north it is ice storms, derechos and large tornados that cause wide scale damage.
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