We all depend on drainage. Only when our neighborhoods are safe from rain and flooding can our communities thrive.
Too often, though, inequalities in the current drainage system in Hidalgo County, Texas, result in flooding that causes damage to homes, roads and public health. Colonias, unincorporated neighborhoods outside the city limits, are hit hardest by these inequalities. When heavy rains hit, water accumulates in these neighborhoods because the water has nowhere to go. The standing water damages roads and homes and traps residents in their neighborhoods; flooded septic tanks cause contaminated water to flow to oth
Three organizations – A Resource In Serving Equality (ARISE), La Unión del Pueblo Entero (LUPE) and Texas Low Income Housing Information Service (TxLIHIS) – have launched a campaign to give county residents a voice in county drainage decisions and find practical solutions to end the flooding and move toward a drainage system that works for all of us.