The New Braunfels City Council approved updates to the city's drought contingency plan, including stricter outdoor watering limits and updated surcharges.
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Aledo City Council voted Oct. 1 to join a new countywide agency meant to plan and pay for future water supplies. Later the same night, after about 90 minutes in closed session, the council approved a settlement in a lawsuit that Aledo and Fort Worth brought against the City of Willow Park, Beall-Dean Ranch, and Parker County. 
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El Nino is continuing to strengthen in the Pacific, bringing increasing chances of a rainy winter to Dallas-Fort Worth. According to an Oct. 8 advisory from the Climate Prediction Center, El Nino strengthened further in September and is expected to continue developing through the end of the year.
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A delayed and slightly adjusted four-year series of water and wastewater rate increases for San Antonio Water System customers will be implemented at the start of 2027.
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The City of Zavalla has received a $5.3 million water infrastructure grant awarded by the state after decades of water system issues, officials said Monday.
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Wichita Falls City Council approved a more than $1.9 million purchase to replace equipment at the Cypress Water Treatment Plant. The Cypress Reverse Osmosis Plant has treated the city’s water since it came online in 2008. City Director of Public Works Russell Schreiber told council members the replacement equipment is needed to keep the facility operating properly.
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Despite rainfall during late September, drought conditions across Texas expanded for the 10th week in a row, impacting more than 90% of the state’s surface area for the first time since August 2022. According to the most recent “Water Weekly” report from the Texas Water Development Board, 92% of Texas was impacted by drought conditions as of the week of Sept. 29, compared to 84% the previous week, 32% three months ago, and 24% one year ago.
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As Austin keeps growing, so does the water demand. Now, Austin Water is looking at whether some of the city’s largest water users should have to do more to conserve.
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Bexar County commissioners approved a $19,068,772 agreement with the San Antonio River Authority on September 15 to advance the countywide NextGen flood-warning system. The agreement moves the program from preliminary assessment into field implementation, with work planned through December 2027
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More water is flowing into area lakes following recent rainfall, bringing renewed attention to how and when water is released from Lake Corpus Christi and Choke Canyon. Local leaders and environmentalists have differing views on water releases, but both sides agree it is time to take another look at the order that governs them.
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A major wastewater construction project is taking shape on San Antonio’s far South Side, where SAWS is expanding and replacing aging equipment at the Steven M. Clouse Water Recycling Center. The plant handles roughly 125 million gallons each day and serves about 1.5 million people. Its reach includes approximately two-thirds of San Antonio-area residents and businesses, making the work a regional infrastructure investment.
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Overflow and elevated water levels in the Rio Grande after recent heavy rainfall are impacting a section of the Camino Real Regional Utility Authority’s wastewater collection infrastructure, prompting crews to respond on Thursday.
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Some San Antonio council members are skeptical whether a north Bexar County subdivision’s attempt to ditch its failing septic system is the city’s concern. But at least one councilwoman says it could end up as everybody’s mess if it doesn’t get sorted out.
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La Grulla Mayor Macario Villarreal issued an apology to residents following a major weekend water outage caused by a broken 35-year-old pipe fitting as a boil water notice remains in effect.
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People affected by Texas flooding the past two summers gathered in Kerrville on Thursday to petition state and federal officials to provide more financial help for flood victims. The meeting, held at the Salvation Army Kroc Center in Kerrville, was organized by the nonprofit Extreme Weather Survivors and by Dondi Voigt Persyn, creator of Found on the Guadalupe River, which helps reunite people with possessions that were swept away after the floods.
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Marble Falls is making small cuts to its new One Water wastewater treatment plant to offset rising construction costs, though the latest changes still add $88,129.79 to the construction contract.
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The Pearland City Council approved an $8.8 million contract for drainage improvements in the Hickory Creek, Garden Acres, Herridge Miller and Brookland Acres subdivisions.
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Celina officials are adjusting plans for Wilson Creek Park and Ousley Park to balance recreation with water conservation efforts.
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Madisonville has launched a grant-funded street and drainage repair project targeting 5 of the city's worst roads, with work already underway. The city has been working to get the project off the ground since 2024. Now, with funding from the General Land Office, construction has begun.
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A group of 29 Texas state representatives is asking the Public Utility Commission to investigate Aqua Texas as customers across the state face higher water and wastewater bills under the company’s interim rates. The lawmakers sent a letter to the PUC on October 2, citing concerns about Aqua Texas’ proposed rate increase and the impact of the interim rates currently being charged to customers.
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Corpus Christi voters will decide Proposition B, the Fair Water Amendment, on Nov. 3. The measure would end industrial drought surcharge exemptions and require large users to pay higher fees during water shortages.
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Keller City Council members voted unanimously on Sept. 15 to approve a $111.9 million budget for fiscal year 2027, along with a property tax rate increase described as 2 cents per $100 of valuation. The spending plan funds the largest public safety pay adjustment in a decade, new police equipment, and a five-year capital improvement program, while nudging up what the average homeowner pays each year.
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Residents of Calliham will soon have a new water well and wastewater treatment system. A community meeting was held Sept. 29 to discuss the plans, explain what residents can expect during construction and give them an opportunity to ask questions about the projects. County Judge James Teal led the meeting and said drilling for the new water well is expected to begin in early October. The pad has been prepared, and approval has been received from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.
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The City of Portland has entered into a 40-year agreement with Gulf Coast Growth Ventures to sell reclaimed wastewater from the city's treatment plant for use in the company's industrial operations as part of efforts to aid in a water availability effort region-wide. The agreement, announced Oct. 1, aims to repurpose treated wastewater currently discharged into Nueces Bay and preserve local freshwater supplies for residential and commercial users.
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Corpus Christi Water officials on Wednesday gave City Manager Peter Zanoni and members of the local media a firsthand look at the city's major effluent reuse initiative, touring the Oso Wastewater Treatment Plant and the Greenwood facility. Wesley Nebgen, Director of Water Utilities for the City of Corpus Christi, led the tour. Nick Winkelmann, chief operating officer of Corpus Christi Water, also participated.
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