McAllen makes drainage upgrades in Balboa Acres area

MCALLEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) - McAllen city leaders held a groundbreaking ceremony Tuesday for drainage improvements made in the Balboa Acres area. McAllen city officials say five outdated, manually operated sluice gates were replaced with state-of-the-art automatic check valves designed to prevent backflow during heavy rain events. "This project here improves over 1,500 acres here in [...]