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Harris County Commissioners Court on Thursday unanimously appointed Marcus Stuckett as the new executive director of the Harris County Flood Control District, making him the first African American to lead the agency.The appointment comes two weeks after former Executive Director...
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Harris County Commissioners Court on Thursday unanimously appointed Marcus Stuckett as the new executive director of the Harris County Flood Control District, making him the first African American to lead the agency.The appointment comes two weeks after former Executive Director...
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Less than two weeks after the agency in charge of managing the potential for flooding in Harris County lost its leader, a name has emerged to fill the role.
A sharp division has emerged within the Harris County Commissioners Court on the eve of a discussion to appoint a new head for the region's embattled Flood Control District.
Commissioners voted unanimously Thursday to appoint Marcus Stuckett, a former director of engineering at the Harris County Flood Control District who has been working for a Houston-based private engineering firm, Pape-Dawson.
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