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What’s Behind These Sinkholes in Tomball? 

Why do sinkholes keep appearing near Inwood Street and West Main Street in Tomball? The problem is tied to the enclosed Spring Creek tributary nearby. Crews traced the problem to soil loss through weep holes, which are drainage openings in concrete-lined channels that relieve water pressure and prevent cracking. As the old filters inside the…

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