The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is releasing draft guidance to help wastewater utilities, landowners, and the public reduce risk from PFOA and PFOS in biosolids.

The City of Grand Prairie and Trinity River Authority are monitoring bacteria levels at Lynn Creek and Loyd Park swim beaches following a Trinity River Authority line break Saturday, July 4.  

A massive data center can bring jobs, tax revenue, and new technology to a community. But in Texas, many residents are starting to ask a different question. How much power and water will these projects use, and who will pay for the added strain on local systems?

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is providing more than $227 million in funding for American Indian Tribes and Alaska Native Villages to improve drinking water.

Texas is no stranger to drought, but eight of its favorite swimming holes and fishing destinations are now at risk of disappearing entirely

Almost a year after the tragedy, half a dozen sirens are now located on the banks of the Guadalupe River in Kerr County. Sitting atop 50-foot poles, they are clustered in the western portion of the county near some popular youth camps [...]

This summer has already produced three answers to questions the data center industry would have preferred to leave theoretical. In May, PJM Interconnection—the grid operator serving data-center-dense northern Virginia—received emergency authorization from the Energy Department to curtail power to data centers because of “atypically hot mid-May weather conditions.” 

READ: This summer’s heat is a live stress test for data centers—here’s what it’s revealing in real time

Port Arthur City Council is seeking a $13M state grant to replace aging water lines in Sabine Pass, aiming to reduce chronic water loss and strengthen reliability.

The Three Forks project is part of Georgetown's $1.96 billion five-year water and wastewater capital improvement plan. Officials are currently in the design phase for the facility, and construction is set to begin in 2027.

A House natural resources committee hearing offered a chance for Texans to share their thoughts about data centers, and previewed potential legislation that may be taken up next year.

Kyle spent $250,000 to reserve water from a proposed desalination plant near Corpus Christi. Now officials must decide whether to invest another $250,000 and continue backing the project.

The Nueces River Authority released a statement this week updating the public on the status of the Harbor Island Seawater Desalination Project, also known as the New Water for Texas Project.

The city says this Boil Water Notice is due to an eight-inch water line leak. Customers must boil their water before washing their hands and faces, brushing their teeth and drinking the water.

Meta's planned Cheyenne data center, set to open in 2027, faces environmental scrutiny as wastewater containing resistant bacteria was routed into the sewer system, prompting safety precautions and investigations.

[...] Texas Parks and Wildlife is warning boaters, paddlers and anglers about two invasive species threatening the state’s waterways: zebra mussels and giant salvinia.

The Corpus Christi region, in the midst of an ongoing water crisis, has experienced another setback: Design work has halted on a pipeline that’s supposed to deliver water to communities across the state because the tiny river authority that promised to develop the project hasn’t offered a renewed contract [...]

A ruptured pipeline in South Arlington caused more than 100,000 gallons of domestic wastewater to overflow from a regional collection system, utility officials announced Sunday.

Before dawn on July 4, 2025, catastrophic flooding swept through the Texas Hill Country when the Guadalupe River surged and rose about 30 feet in an hour, washing away bridges and roads and killing at least 137 people.

Almost a year after an unknown number of fish died at the well-known Bedford Boys Ranch Lake, city and state officials along with volunteers are joining forces to restore the delicate ecosystem. According to a news release, the City of Bedford formed a partnership with the Texas Department of Parks and Wildlife and “dedicated volunteers” to plant 370 native aquatic plants throughout the lake, including pickerelweed, water willow, and eelgrass.

Texas is one of the most active data center markets in the country, and North Texas is its leading edge. New hyperscale projects are being proposed across Dallas-Fort Worth, from suburban Dallas to Tarrant County to the corridor running north through Denton and Collin. Local officials are weighing these proposals on timelines measured in months, with consequences that will be felt for decades.