Promise tracker
What they said they'd do
Every promise in the press releases of the Mayor's Office, the County Judge's Office and the four county commissioners, and in the State of the City and the county's strategic plan, copied word for word: a named official saying they will do a specific thing. Under each one, the votes, agenda items and fact sheets since then that deal with the same thing. The site doesn't grade them; the record is next to the words.
Flood Control, Harris County Flood Control · Oct 21, 2026
Maintain 2018 Flood Bond dashboard with quarterly updates
"Flood Control must maintain the 2018 Flood Bond dashboard, which will include project schedules, prioritization scores, budgets, locations, and lifecycle stages for all projects, with quarterly updates."
Deadline as stated: quarterly · Commissioner Lesley Briones Delivers Progress on 2018 Flood Bond Projects 18 Sep, 25 New funding plan allows Harris County to keep its commitment to funding high-priority, high-need projects press releases Pressreleases
No vote, agenda item or fact sheet on file since then deals with this yet.
Flood Control, Harris County Flood Control · Oct 21, 2026
Provide quarterly public updates to Commissioners Court on bond project progress
"Flood Control must provide quarterly public updates to Commissioners Court on the progress of all bond projects."
Deadline as stated: quarterly · Commissioner Lesley Briones Delivers Progress on 2018 Flood Bond Projects 18 Sep, 25 New funding plan allows Harris County to keep its commitment to funding high-priority, high-need projects press releases Pressreleases
No vote, agenda item or fact sheet on file since then deals with this yet.
Flood Control, Harris County Flood Control · Oct 21, 2026
Convene Flood Bond Working Group at least quarterly
"Flood Control must convene the Flood Bond Working Group — composed of Commissioners Court staff — at least quarterly to ensure transparency."
Deadline as stated: at least quarterly · Commissioner Lesley Briones Delivers Progress on 2018 Flood Bond Projects 18 Sep, 25 New funding plan allows Harris County to keep its commitment to funding high-priority, high-need projects press releases Pressreleases
No vote, agenda item or fact sheet on file since then deals with this yet.
Sources
- City of Houston, Mayor's Office press releases
- Harris County Judge's Office newsroom
- Commissioners' newsrooms: Precinct 1, Precinct 2, Precinct 3, Precinct 4
- Mayor's Office: State of the City 2026
- Mayor's Office: Keeping promises on priorities
- Harris County Strategic Plan
- Votes, agenda items and fact sheets: this site's own records, each linked