What is the Flood Resilience Plan (FRP)?
The Flood Resilience Plan is a countywide, multi-departmental effort that will help Harris County be better equipped before, during, after, and in between flood events. It is designed to help support the well-being of Harris County residents, businesses, property owners, community organizations and government agencies facing the physical, social and economic hardships of flooding.

What we’ve accomplished so far
Over the past several months, we’ve made meaningful progress in building the Flood Resilience Plan by combining community input, technical coordination, and expanded partnerships to define where we should focus during the technical analysis. We have:

• Established a countywide understanding of needs and risks
• Identified key community priorities and flood-related vulnerabilities through coordinated engagement
• Collected more than 440 survey responses representing communities across Harris County
• Hosted 48 partner meetings and 13 public events
• Engaged more than 350 participants with multilingual access in ADA-compliant locations
• Expanded and strengthened the county’s resilience network through partnerships and outreach
• Synthesized input into priority focus areas that will guide strategy development
• Submitted a progress update to Harris County Commissioners Court in February

This work has established a clear direction for the next phase of work, which focuses on developing strategies and actions to reduce flood risk across Harris County.

Examples of the meetings hosted during Step 1 across Harris County.

What we’ve heard and how it’s shaping the plan
Input from residents, community organizations, and agencies has led to a clear set of priorities that will directly guide strategy development:

• Improving local drainage and infrastructure
• Advancing regional flood mitigation projects
• Expanding nature-based solutions
• Developing community resilience hubs
• Strengthening flood warning systems and access to information
• Improving coordination with local government

These priorities are already being used to shape the strategies that will be developed in the next phase of the plan.

One of the key avenues for input is our Flood Resilience Plan survey, which more than 440 people have contributed to thus far.

• Respondents break down into 65% residents, 20% organizations and agencies, and 12% community advocates.
• About one-third of participants are already connected to flood resilience efforts, while many are engaging with this work for the first time.

And great news! There’s still time to participate.

Take the survey and help shape the plan.

What’s next for this work
The Flood Resilience Plan is now in Step 2, where we focus on Strategy Development. This phase will turn the priorities identified in Step 1 into specific, actionable strategies through coordination with technical experts, partner agencies, and continued community input.

There are several upcoming opportunities to participate and help shape the plan:

• May 2026: Virtual community workshops
• June 2026: In-person open houses at locations across Harris County, with details to be distributed in May

Get involved!
Above all, your input is directly shaping how Harris County plans for and invests in flood resilience. Add your voice!

• Take the survey
• Sign up for updates
• Attend an upcoming workshop or open house
• Share this information with your community

Thank you for helping build a more flood-resilient Harris County!