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February 13, 2025 Reduce Flooding

Meritage Site Overflows Despite Detention Basin

2/13/25 – Phase I of the new 40-acre Meritage development in Atascocita between Pinehurst and Kings River overflowed after less than two inches of rain on Tuesday 2/11/25. Approximately an inch of that fell in a half hour. While that is a pretty heavy downpour, it still falls short of the 1.43 inches per half […]

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February 13, 2024 Reduce Flooding

Meritage Begins Clearing 40 Acres for 210 Homes, Many Over Wetlands

Meritage Homes of Texas LLC, a company based in Scottsdale, Arizona, has begun clearing 40.2 acres between Kings River and Pinehurst of Atascocita. The company will reportedly build 210 homes there – 5.2 per acre. Although the new development is far above floodplains, wetlands cover a large part of the first phase. Two Phases of […]

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