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Resident describes repeated flooding; city urges TDEM individual assistance registration and reviews public infrastructure damage

5509441 · July 29, 2025
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A resident told council that repeated severe backyard and street flooding left houses and garages submerged; the city reported it requested a preliminary damage assessment from the state and urged residents to register private property damage through TDEM’s online portal to qualify for assistance.

Rebecca Marshall (Resident) told the council her neighborhood has experienced repeated severe flooding that left "5 feet of water in your back door" and made driveways and garages impassable. "When you go out back and you have 5 feet of water in your back door, you go out front, you have 3 feet of water in the front door," Marshall said, describing multiple rescues and…

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