Lebow Channel

Proposes council-initiated rezoning of properties in the Northside TEXRail Station Transit-Oriented Development area to support mixed-use, urban residential, commercial, and floodplain uses.

…ential; “E” Neighborhood Commercial; or “B” Two-Family. In addition, City-owned Lebow Channel floodplain properties are proposed for rezoning to “O-1” Floodplain along Decat…

The Texas Water Development Board approved $90 million in financial assistance—comprising $18.75 million in grants and $71.25 million in zero-interest loans—for the Upper Lebow Channel Flood Mitigation Project, which will construct a detention basin and widen approximately 1.5 miles of channel to address a long history of flooding in Council District 2; a separate $50 million FEMA grant decision is also pending.

City secures $90 million for Lebow Channel flood mitigation project