Sr. Legal Director and Waterkeeper Kristen Schlemmer will participate in the "Legal Lay of the Land" panel at the Baytown Community Organizing Summit on Saturday October 18. Learn more and register for the event here.
Bayou City Waterkeeper and Stanford University invite you to an interactive workshop focused on flooding issues in your community. We’ll review survey results from Baytown and North East Houston residents, walk participants through a custom dashboard, and show how it can be used to advocate for equitable flooding infrastructure and investment. Light refreshments will be […]
Join Bayou City Waterkeeper and Stanford University’s Doerr School of Sustainability for a virtual workshop exploring how wetland restoration can reduce flooding and strengthen community resilience in the Houston region. This session will share new research and modeling results from our ongoing collaboration, led by Dr. Elliott White Jr. and Dr. Diana Moanga. Using the […]
Join us for the TXPIELC 2025 Community Action Day at Texas Southern University We welcome community members and lawyers to join us for a series of panels and speakers on Saturday, November 15, 2025. This event is part of the Texas Public Interest Environmental Law Conference, a two-day continuing legal education event for public interest […]
Testify or submit comments to the Galveston Planning Commission Against Approval of PUD #26P-009 (Discovery Sands) Background A 351-acre real estate development, known as “Discovery Sands”, has been proposed next to Jamaica Beach in Galveston's West End. The project will place 733 new lots, 213 condos, and a tourist attraction immediately next to the beach […]
From River Network: Some states have created comprehensive initiatives to address their most pressing water issues in combination with sustained funding. Texas’ recent Prop 4 ballot initiative, which was passed by voters in November 2025, dedicates $1 billion per year for the next 20 years to Texas Water Fund, a state fund established to finance water projects in Texas. In Delaware, the Clean Water […]
Two groups of local dancers are participating in this year's National Water Dance: In Houston, join the TerraForm(ed) Collective on April 18th at 3 pm for Nature Stories, a performance in conjunction with National Water Dance. This national movement draws attention to the fragility of our waters and move with one voice for responsible stewardship […]
On Sunday, April 26, bayou and greenspace groups including Hollywood Bayou Coalition and A Tale of Two Bridges invite you to join us for an afternoon of family-friendly festivities, including free berry-picking, along White Oak Bayou, coupled with mingling, cobbler-making, and beverages of your choice at Patterson Park Patio Bar. Last spring, the Chapmans noticed an enormous patch of […]
5 years down. 10 years to go. Is Houston on track? Five years ago, a federal Consent Decree was signed to force a fix for Houston’s crumbling sewer system. This 15-year mandate is the roadmap to ending raw sewage overflows in our streets, parks, and homes- especially in neighborhoods that have been historically neglected. Is […]
