County engineer: $1.47M CDBG‑MIT contract signed; generators, swing gates and drainage plan on deck

Feb 25, 2026

County staff said the county has an approved $1,472,800 CDBG mitigation contract with the Texas General Land Office; initial projects include generators for three volunteer fire departments, swing gates, a countywide drainage master plan and river‑capacity work in Comfort.

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County engineering staff reported that the county now has an executed contract with the Texas General Land Office for a Community Development Block Grant—Mitigation award totaling $1,472,800. The contract allows the county to begin work on a sequence of projects intended to increase resilience.

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