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ESCOBARES, Texas — The Rio Grande Valley's main highway was reopened and flood waters receded Tuesday after up to 13 inches of rain swamped southern Texas. Emergency officials on Monday had to use boats to pluck people from their flooded houses. An estimated 750 homes in Starr County were flooded. Earlier Monday, the water was as much as 3 or 4 feet deep in neighborhoods east of Roma and north of U.S. Highway 83, the Rio Grande Valley's main artery, at dusk. About 60 people were plucked from flooded homes and taken to a local community center.