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With storms once again flooding Galveston, could the โ€˜Ike Dikeโ€™ provide a solution?

Read full article: With storms once again flooding Galveston, could the โ€˜Ike Dikeโ€™ provide a solution?

While a majority of Houston seems to have avoided the wrath of tropical storm Alberto, Galveston residents experienced significantly elevated water levels as well as some flooding during the initial phases of the storm. As a coastal city, Galveston is no stranger to floods.

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Texas โ€œIke Dikeโ€ coastal barrier project could cost $57 billion with inflation, Army Corps says

Read full article: Texas โ€œIke Dikeโ€ coastal barrier project could cost $57 billion with inflation, Army Corps says

The latest figure is 68% higher than an earlier estimate of $34 billion, and itโ€™s unclear when โ€” or whether โ€” Congress will appropriate the money to build the massive system of gates intended to protect the Houston region from storm surge.

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U.S. Rep. Randy Weber concerned Texas projects hurt amid Freedom Caucus budget fight

Read full article: U.S. Rep. Randy Weber concerned Texas projects hurt amid Freedom Caucus budget fight

The far-right congressman from Friendswood still backs the conservative push to lower spending, but worries bipartisan Texas projects have been impacted.

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Bidenโ€™s signature advances major projects in water bill

Read full article: Bidenโ€™s signature advances major projects in water bill

President Joe Biden signed a large defense bill on Friday that includes a water bill that directs the Army Corps of Engineers on major infrastructure projects to improve navigation and protect against storms worsened by climate change.

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U.S. Senate approves bill containing Texasโ€™ โ€œIke Dikeโ€ coastal protection project

Read full article: U.S. Senate approves bill containing Texasโ€™ โ€œIke Dikeโ€ coastal protection project

The U.S. Senate voted to authorize the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to begin planning for a massive coastal barrier project in Galveston Bay meant to protect against hurricanesโ€™ storm surge. Funding is not yet secured.

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U.S. House approves massive $31 billion โ€œIke Dikeโ€ project to protect Texas coast from hurricanes

Read full article: U.S. House approves massive $31 billion โ€œIke Dikeโ€ project to protect Texas coast from hurricanes

The U.S. House voted to authorize the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to begin planning for the massive coastal barrier project in Galveston Bay, but funding is not yet secured. The largest civil engineering project in U.S. history would permanently alter the Texas coast.

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Close call with storm renews debate over Houston barrier

Read full article: Close call with storm renews debate over Houston barrier

Bill Merrell, a professor in the Marine Sciences Department at Texas A&M University at Galveston and a former president of the school, sits along Galveston Bay as he talks about the Ike Dike project Friday, Sept. 4, 2020, in Galveston, Texas. The Ike Dike is a coastal barrier that, when completed, would protect the Houston-Galveston region including Galveston Bay from hurricane storm surge. The project was conceived by Merrell in response to the extensive surge damage caused by Hurricane Ike in September of 2008. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

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Close call with storm renews debate over Houston barrier

Read full article: Close call with storm renews debate over Houston barrier

The Ike Dike is a coastal barrier that, when completed, would protect the Houston-Galveston region including Galveston Bay from hurricane storm surge. Now the close call has renewed a debate about whether the Houston area should build a massive and expensive barrier to protect against storm surge. Galveston Bay is healthy, and fish and other animals thrive there because water circulates in and out of the gulf, said Bob Stokes, president of the Galveston Bay Foundation environmental group. โ€œNo hurricane storm surge barrier will ever protect us from 150 mph winds. No hurricane storm surge barrier will ever protect us from rain,โ€ Stokes said.

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