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RIO GRANDE CITY, Texas — Upstream communities began to assess the damage Friday wrought by the Rio Grande as it jumped its banks in the Texas city of Laredo, while down river, people marveled warily at a river that bore little resemblance to the lazy waterway that usually divides border cities.
The Rio Grande continued rising in the city that bears its name to more than 3 feet above flood stage, according to the National Weather Service. The river was expected to rise a least another 2 feet to more than 55 feet. City Manager Juan Zuniga hoped that the lack of rain would stave off any threat of serious flooding.
