An economic development organization for the city of Presidio and Presidio County filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration on Wednesday, saying the federal government's plans to install border barriers and other technology along the Rio Grande will cause communities to flood in the Big Bend area.

Democracy Forward, a nonprofit organization based in Washington, D.C., filed the lawsuit in a federal court in Washington, D.C., on behalf of the Presidio Municipal Development District, which advocates for the city's economic development and is governed by a board appointed by the city of Presidio.

Skye Perryman, president and CEO of Democracy Forward, said in a statement that the Trump administration's border wall plans in the Big Bend region - made up of Presidio, Jeff Davis and Brewster counties - is reckless and disregards the harm border barriers will do to the community."Construction on the federal flood-control works in Presidio could compromise their integrity and leave the region vulnerable to deadly flash floods capable of destroying infrastructure, homes, farmland, and agriculture," Perryman said.