Austin not maintaining something they own? Shocking!
Shoal Creek has flooded many times in the 27 years that I have been here. I probably have an old newspaper clipping around somewhere of water nearly covering a stop sign along Lamar near downtown. That must have been in the late 80’s.
The drought of the last few years has lulled a lot of newcomers into a false sense of security with regard to where houses are built. When the deed says floodplain, they mean it. Texas floods are swift and unforgiving. I remember one area in particular near where I lived at the time being flooded repeatedly with deep water and was sad that a developer put houses right there because I knew this day would come. That area should have never been zoned for dwellings of any kind.
>>> Texas floods are swift and unforgiving. <<<
Yes, Ma’am! Folks here don’t realize that there’s solid limestone 6 inches down and no place for the water to go after the first inch of rain.