HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) -- Years after Harris County voters approved a $2.5 billion bond for flood mitigation projects, the head of the flood control district told commissioners it's not enough money, and exactly how many projects need to be put on paused and closed altogether.

This comes after officials stated earlier this year that a $2.5 billion bond passed in 2018 wasn't enough money to fund every project they originally set out to complete.

ABC13 has reported that the county is short by $1.3 billion. It's a number that Flood Control Director Tina Petersen gave commissioners this summer.

On Thursday, she told them the figure is much lower to finish projects. "There's roughly $410 million that would be required to complete the projects that we currently do not have," Petersen

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