Maverick County Commissioners Court moved forward on Wednesday, September 23, 2026, with a proposed flood warning system. The plan includes nine outdoor warning sirens and 14 real-time flood monitoring gauges across the county. Alan Stanton of Streamline Engineering, LLC, presented the project with Maverick County Grants Department Director Isaac Ruiz. Officials said the project is estimated at about $1.25 million and is expected to be paid for entirely with grant money, without local taxpayer funds for construction.
Streamline Engineering created a hydrology model for the entire county to identify critical populations and areas facing flood risk. The firm also met with the Joint Emergency Operations Center and the City of Eagle Pass to pick siren locations. Proposed coverage areas include Quemado, Elm Creek, Seco Mines at Seco Creek, North and South Heights in Eagle Pass, the West Hacienditas and Tierra del Sol subdivisions, the Kickapoo Reservation, and areas along the Rio Grande and El Indio. Stanton said the locations are still part of the planning and engineering process. Engineers are also running an acoustic analysis to see whether the sirens would cover at-risk populations.
The gauges would let the Joint EOC monitor floodwater levels in real time, which could help officials decide when to activate warnings, notify residents, or consider evacuations. Commissioner Robert Ruiz raised concerns about how warnings would reach people with disabilities and other special-needs residents. Stanton said those procedures have not yet been developed and will be discussed with emergency management officials. The county must finalize its project plan for the Texas Water Development Board funding process by the end of the year.