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Cameron County says 10 drainage projects total $42 million make state flood-priority list; new Drainage District No. 6 director sworn
Summary
County officials told the Commissioners Court that 10 projects submitted by the newly formed Cameron County Drainage District No. 6 were included on the Texas Water Development Board(TWDB) Flood Infrastructure Fund priority list, totaling more than $42 million; the court also appointed and sworn a director to the new district.
Cameron County Commissioners on Tuesday said 10 flood-mitigation projects submitted by the newly formed Cameron County Drainage District No. 6 were placed on the Texas Water Development Board(TWDB) state fiscal year 202425 Flood Infrastructure Fund program project priority list, together worth more than $42 million, and the court appointed a director to the district.
County Judge and several commissioners told the court the projects — which the clerk said are 10 of 10 projects submitted by the district — will be considered at the TWDB meeting scheduled Thursday, April 10. “If all goes well,” a commissioner said, the projects will move forward to procurement and construction phases overseen by the district and the TWDB.
Why it matters: Court members said the projects respond to recent storms that inundated communities across the Rio Grande Valley and left…
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