Preparing for the next big flood

During this year’s election, voters will decided on Proposition 8, a Texas constitutional amendment providing for the creation of a flood infrastructure fund to assist in the financing of drainage, flood mitigation and flood control projects.

On Friday, Chairman of the Texas House of Representatives State Affairs Committee Dade Phelan and Rep. Erin Zwiener held a town hall at the San Marcos Activity Center to discuss the proposition with the community.

“It’s really critical that we act,” Zwiener said in her opening remarks. “Central Texas has experienced three 100-year flood events in the last six years, so we might need to rename 100-year flood events one of these days.”