content: I moved to the Austin, TX area about 6 years ago. The first year I was here when we had heavy spring rains an area called "Onion Creek" had dozens of homes flooded. The TV interviews of home owners revealed the homes had been there for 50-70 years and had never flooded. But the previous 2 years apartment buildings and a shopping mall had been build a mile up hill. Now when they get a moderate rain it floods. Eventually (a couple of years later) the city of Austin bought out the home owners and removed the houses along Onion Creek.