Post-Uri freeze pipe-bursts across US-281 corridor
February 2021 rewrote RGV plumbing for every shop on US-281 between McAllen and Edinburg. Homes in Tres Lagos saw frozen risers crack overnight. Student rentals near UTRGV campus flooded when pipes thawed. The Pharr-Edinburg ISD area recorded slab leaks that surfaced in March, weeks after the freeze ended. Shops covering Vista Hermosa to Mission fielded 40, 50 inbound requests in 72 hours. The owners who answered from Highway 107 jobsites owned the post-freeze repiping season across Hidalgo County. Narlo replies in 10 seconds via SMS when you're diagnosing a slab leak in San Juan or pulling fixtures in Old Edinburg. The homeowner in North Edinburg with no hot water doesn't wait for voicemail callback.