Drainage committee outlines flood projects and commissioners push for staged barricades

Jul 15, 2025

Drainage committee member Homer Saenz reviewed completed and planned detention facilities and urged public input; commissioners pressed for more barricade staging and enforcement after March floods reduced household impacts compared with 2018, but local staging and volunteer coordination were emphasized.

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Homer Saenz, a member of the city’s drainage committee, told the commission the committee serves as a liaison among residents, staff and council and summarized both completed and planned regional detention projects, including the Texas Boulevard RDF, Collector Herald RDF, Leisure World RDF, Pleasant View RDF and Las Bridal RDF.

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