Weslaco crews were cleaning up streets on Tuesday after about seven inches of rain soaked the city.

Crews worked to clear drainage ditches and waterways, removing debris that built up during the storm.

Flood water reached waist deep Monday evening on Paisano Lane near Border Avenue. By Tuesday, the water was gone, but residents were left with questions about why their street flooded so badly.

Channel 5 News caught up with Jose Ruiz as he returned to his home for the first time since the storm. Ruiz said his house was spared from major damage, but cars driving down Paisano Lane during the heavy rain pushed water into his home.

Across the street, Weslaco resident Patricia Ramos pointed out the standing water that remained in her backyard Tuesday afternoon. No water got inside her home this time, but it did in 2018, causing water damage.

Ramos wants a clear answer on how the city plans to prevent flooding in her neighborhood.

"We're still getting flooded," Ramos said. 

The city said the ditch behind her home has been widened in the past.

"That one over the years has actually been widened and deepened, and if you ever see it on a dry day, it has a stairstep over its building capacity," Weslaco Fire Chief Antonio Lopez said.

Lopez said new detention ponds near Mile 5 and Texas Boulevard and another pond at Pablo Pena Park helped collect water that would have otherwise ended up inside people's homes.

The city said the cleanup work is also preparation before the next storm. Weslaco is now asking residents to report any flood damage to the Texas Department of Emergency Management.

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