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Council endorses purchase of 46.35 acres for flood detention and future development

5679870 · August 6, 2025
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Eagle Pass council voted Aug. 5 to move forward with purchasing about 46.35 acres adjacent to Main Street to create a detention pond to reduce downstream flooding and to enable future commercial frontage that could help fund construction.

The Eagle Pass City Council on Aug. 5 approved a resolution allowing the city to purchase approximately 46.35 acres near East Main Street for flood management and potential future commercial development.

City staff and consultants explained that the parcel — located adjacent to Skillet restaurant on Main Street — appears in the 2020 drainage master plan as a candidate site for a…

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