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Resident urges Coryell County to enforce floodplain ordinance after blocked waterway
Summary
Castro Stevenson told the court a blockage at 871 Twin Mountain Boulevard is forcing floodwaters back onto her property, causing thousands of dollars in damage and stacking 50‑gallon contaminated drums in the waterway; she asked the court to enforce the county's flood‑damage prevention ordinance.
Castro Stevenson told the Coryell County Commissioners Court she has sustained repeated flood damage because of a blockage in a FEMA‑mapped floodplain at 871 Twin Mountain Boulevard that “is forcing water back onto my property.” Stevenson said she lost $5,000 in fencing and had to refence to confine livestock, and that her neighborhood now faces environmental risk from “32 contaminated 50‑gallon barrels” stacked in the waterway downstream.
Stevenson told the court she has pursued the matter by certified mail and through attorneys: she referenced demand letters sent on 12/24/2024 and another sent by her attorney on 09/17/2025, and said the Coryell County Attorney's Office notified the landowner and gave 30 days for cleanup. “They only stated that the metal barrier had to be removed,” she said, and she described remaining illegal materials including a rock dam reinforced with railroad ties, chain‑link gates and rolled chicken wire shoved into the ground.
Stevenson said she has reported the contamination to FEMA, the EPA and TCEQ and discussed enforcement with Travis Wilson of the Texas Floodplain Management Association. She told the court: “Enforcement of the removal of this blockage comes from this court,” and asked commissioners to uphold the county ordinance and remove the obstruction. The County Judge responded that the court would review the matter with Commissioner Matthews and the county attorney, noting earlier involvement by the DA’s office and the need to confirm legal steps and possible coordinated action with affected landowners.
