06/17/2026
One year ago, flash flooding along Perrin Beitel Creek killed eleven of our neighbors in a matter of minutes. Cars swept off the road. Families waiting for word. A community that woke up that morning not knowing it would be the worst day in recent memory for this part of San Antonio.
In the year since, there has been movement. Bexar County approved $21 million for the San Antonio River Authority to repair and expand flood warning technology along creek corridors across the city. The city commissioned an independent engineering report on what failed at Beitel Creek and what needs to change. New FEMA floodplain maps are being drafted that show a significantly larger risk area than what was on the books before June 12, 2025.
That's real progress. It's also not enough on its own. The families who lost someone that day are still looking for answers, and they deserve them. So do the residents who drive that stretch of road every single day.
This office will keep pushing on infrastructure investment, on warning systems, and on making sure what happened on June 12 shapes how this city builds and spends going forward. That's the commitment.
To the families of those we lost, you are not forgotten.
