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The photo shows four of the Cypress Creek Drainage Improvement District's board of five temporary directors.

Spring | Klein

Cypress Creek Drainage Improvement District OK’d by Texas Legislature

By Emily Lincke

A bill proposing the creation of the Cypress Creek Drainage Improvement District has been approved by the Texas Legislature and was sent to Gov. Greg Abbott on May 30.

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