Posted: Thu, 15 Jul 2010 01:03 PM - 12,494 Readers

By: TX Dot

Some south Texas roads remain flooded and closed more than two weeks after Hurricane Alex made landfall in northern Mexico and heavy rain swelled the Rio Grande.

The Texas Department of Transportation on Thursday reported several farm-to-market roads in Willacy, Hidalgo and Cameron counties were still shut down due to high water.

Heavy rain associated with Alex, which came ashore June 30, was followed by another tropical system that soaked parts of Texas.

Rio Grande flooding forced evacuations this week in the communities of Penitas and Los Ebanos.