League City will expand its Southwest Water Reclamation Facility to treat an additional two million gallons per day to meet projected demand west of I-45.

League City City Council voted to amend its unified development code to require developers to secure a special use permit to build data centers.

Prosper Town Council unanimously approved rezoning for The Marco, a $2 billion Italian village-inspired development with a lagoon, offices and housing.

Water shortages and treatment costs are shaping industrial investment. Technology and better financing can help secure supplies and support growth.

The cities of San Marcos, Kyle and Buda are members of and receive water from the Alliance Regional Water Authority, or ARWA, a regional authority focused on addressing its members' water needs. On Oct. 20, the three cities approved issuing millions in contract revenue bonds to fund the Carrizo Expansion Program, which will expand water distribution to ARWA members from the Carrizo-Wilcox Aquifer.

San Antonio Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones is pushing for stricter regulations on data centers and a greater investment in neighborhood improvements as City Council prepares for major discussions on both issues Thursday.

The Grapevine City Council approved a $3.5 million contract with RUTS Construction for water, sewer and storm drainage improvements.

In a deep, dark part of the Gulf of Mexico, the number of marine animals plummeted by about 60% in the years following the 2010 Deepwater Horizon explosion, a new study found.

Beaumont City Council members are considering whether to give water customers more time to pay their bills or dispute charges before service is disconnected, but city staff warned that extending the payment window could create major financial and operational problems.

The city of Kyle is partnering with the GBRA to restore a 2.5-acre riparian habitat along Plum Creek using a $50,000 grant to plant 400 trees and shrubs.

The intake project is insurance against drought periods, allowing the BCRUA to pump water from lower depths of Lake Travis.

The agricultural and construction machine corporation received approval for the construction of the training facility on its Grapevine campus at city council’s Oct. 20 meeting. The 28,825-square-foot building will have an office and classroom area as well as a more than 10,000-square-foot area for service and training, according to the city. 

The city of Fort Worth offered incentives for the plant that could bring 1,500 jobs.

There's a group working on a proposal that could change how farmers get their water, with the hopes of keeping more water in the lake. The proposal would shift farmers away from using Medina Lake water for irrigation and instead provide water through newly drilled groundwater wells.

Outside San Antonio, Texas, engineer Grady Hillhouse follows an 18-month construction project to expand a wastewater pumping facility serving a rapidly developing area. Working with the San Antonio River Authority, he documents the process from the first excavation to the startup of the new pumps, revealing how engineers build the underground infrastructure needed to move sewage uphill when gravity alone is insufficient. 

A Central Texas Water Coalition study shows less rainfall is reaching Lakes Travis and Buchanan, which could lead to water shortages during severe drought.

The Bellaire City Council unanimously approved a five-year Capital Improvement Plan to fund wastewater, park and facility projects.

In the next 50 years, water use is expected to increase by 6%, but water supplies are projected to decline 10%.