WESLACO – Hidalgo, Cameron, and Willacy counties have joined forces for a regional flood protection planning project that has been decades in the making, which is now eligible for millions of dollars in state funds to design and implement flood control and protection measures for our tri-county area. Representatives from the three counties, in collaboration with the Lower Rio Grande Valley Development Council (LRGVDC)’s Regional Water Resource Advisory Committee (RWRAC), are pleased to announce that an initial proposal for a long-awaited, comprehensive, regional flood control planning project in the amount of $8.87 million was identified as a priority project by the ...