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Disaster Date:04/29/2023

Penitas, TX

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What Happened

Straight line winds damaged and destroyed many homes in the Penitas, TX area. Many of these homes are in colonias, which are vulnerable neighborhoods in the rural Rio Grande Valley, Tx.

What MDS Is Doing

MDS work will focus on new builds and repairs from winter storm.  

Location

Peñitas is a U.S. city in Hidalgo County, Texas. The population was 6,460 at the 2020 census, up from 4,403 at the 2010 census. It is part of the McAllen–Edinburg–Mission and Reynosa–McAllen metropolitan areas.

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