Border buoys are adding another risk to flooding in Texas

NPR | By David Martin Davies

Published July 29, 2026 at 4:28 PM EDT

Texas floods faced a new threat in addition to water damage: runaway buoys. About 600 metal border buoys floated free in floodwaters. Some hit columns supporting the World Trade Bridge in Laredo, which was shut down.

David Martin Davies

David Martin Davies is a veteran journalist with more than 30 years of experience covering Texas, the border and Mexico.

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