Padre Island homeowners seek urgent repairs to canals damaged in tropical storm

Damaged canals, bulkhead failures and sinkholes that happened on North Padre Island during Tropical Storm Alberto have left homeowners seeking immediate action to repair the properties. The damage is to waterfront lots that are built along the island’s canal system, where more than 30 miles of bulkheads, or straight concrete walls that extend from below the berm to above land elevation, are built to separate the land from the canals, functioning as a protective barrier to prevent land loss from erosion and currents and also maintain proper water depth. Padre...