In the Katy prairie area, from 2001 to 2019, 60,404 acres changed from having no pavement to some amount of development.
Occasionally, the conservancy has benefited from development. Over the years, developers have donated acreage toToday, the conservancy's protected land is surrounded by growing, including Katy Sunterra, Bridgeland, Winward, Freeman Ranch by LGI Homes, Marvida and Elyson.
The Elyson development in Katy, photographed Thursday, Oct. 29, 2020. / Construction vehicles on the move on what used to be prairie land, Thursday, July 7, 2022, in Katy. Experts, however, do not agree on whether the new development increases the risk of downstream flooding, or even whether the new homes are in the floodplain.
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