Tag: June floods
Counties to receive disaster relief funding
At least two counties in the Rio Grande Valley will receive federal funding for recovery from severe storms and flooding in 2018 and 2019,...
Texas Land Commissioner asks HUD for RGV disaster designation
Texas Land Commissioner George P. Bush asked HUD for a disaster recovery designation to help the Rio Grande Valley rebuild following a 500-year thunderstorm...
City to host flood disaster assistance public forum
Hundreds of victims of the June floods have learned they’ve been denied FEMA assistance to repair their homes, businesses and other properties and many...
Cleaning up after the flood
HARLINGEN — Residents walking into Home Depot or Lowe’s can now find more than items to repair their homes.
They also can find a helping...
Flood control district meeting today; Meeting follows heavy June flooding
The Cameron County Flood Control District holds its first meeting at 8:30 a.m. today in the second-floor courtroom of the Cameron County Courthouse/Dancy Building,...
Scammers using Harlingen Fire Department name to steal money
HARLINGEN — Local residents are being targeted by scammers claiming to be with the Harlingen Fire Department and asking for monetary donations to help Harlingen...
Disaster declaration granted to Cameron, Hidalgo, Willacy counties
President Trump today granted a request made by Gov. Abbott to declare three Rio Grande Valley counties as disaster zones following storms which left...
Tio Cano: As clean-ups continue elsewhere, a rural lake bed is still underwater
LA FERIA — Three weeks after one of the hardest-hitting rain storms in memory, many of the thousands of homeowners flooded in Cameron County...
‘Off the charts’: Why catastrophic rains overwhelm city’s drainage system
HARLINGEN — That makes two.
As Harlingen residents continue ripping out carpet, drywall and a little bit of their hearts in the aftermath of a...
Testy town hall: Flood victims seek answers
HARLINGEN — Two weeks after what city officials describe as a 500-year rain event, fallout continued last night at a town hall meeting with...
