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The funding comes from House Bill 500, passed in the previous legislative session, which allocated more than $1 billion for water infrastructure projects.

A sanitary sewer overflow at Rockport's Wastewater Treatment Plant released an estimated 400,000 gallons of untreated wastewater Monday evening after heavy rainfall overwhelmed the facility's capacity. The overflow began at approximately 5 p.m. on June 16, 2026, at the treatment plant located at 1401 N. Pearl Street.

It’s been a while since San Antonio residents have seen their water bill climb. They could see a rate increase as early as July. The San Antonio Water System (SAWS) Board of Trustees voted to increase rates, but it still needs the City Council’s approval for the rates to change. 

The San Angelo City Council has officially adopted water usage regulations into law, voting again after a deadlocked vote on June 2 due to a councilmember being absent. The City Council’s June 16 meeting included a nearly-packed house at the McNease Convention Center.

The city of Sherman is proposing a possible 10.8% increase to residential water bills starting in October to fund infrastructure upgrades. The proposal came after an annual budget retreat last week. City officials stressed that nothing is final.

An area of south Beaumont and extending even beyond the city limits, including portions of U.S. Highway 69 and SH 347, as well as Hebert Road and all of the prisons, are under a Boil Water Notice after the city says a contractor working on a project accidentally connected a sewer line to a water line.

As demand for artificial intelligence and cloud computing fuels a nationwide boom in data centers, Lewisville officials are moving to tighten regulations before the industry comes knocking on the city’s door. The Lewisville City Council is scheduled to hold a public hearing at City Hall Monday at 7 p.m. on a proposed ordinance amendment that would formally define data centers and require them to obtain a special use permit before locating in the city.

State environmental regulators are preparing to take another critical step toward allowing treated oilfield wastewater to be spread on Texas farmland, a proposal that supporters say could help the state’s water supply needs and critics warn could expose communities and agricultural land to contaminants if not treated properly. As the state faces an impending water supply crisis and state leaders explore different ways to expand the supply, they are looking at the billions of gallons of toxic wastewater produced every year from oil and gas operations.

The amended plan would only save a typical customer less than $4 per month compared to what SAWS originally proposed. The water utility is looking to raise additional revenue, in large part, for billions of dollars’ worth of capital expenses, including upgrading wastewater treatment plants, replacing pipes and installing backup generators.

A temporary release June 15 was part of flood-control operations following heavy rainfall. Water released from Lake Bastrop Dam flows through nearby creeks before eventually reaching the Colorado River, a major natural and recreational draw in Bastrop.

A 1995 state agreement requires freshwater to flow downstream to bays and estuaries, but with reservoirs at just 14 percent capacity, that requirement is currently suspended.

Fort Worth residents affected by Monday’s major water main break are relieved to have water service fully restored after a boil water notice was lifted Tuesday.

Fort Worth issues a boil water notice after a 24-inch main break dropped water pressure. See affected areas and where bottled water is available.

The FM 1978 Water Reclamation Facility project will allow the city to avoid developing multiple small wastewater package plants throughout the area and upstream of the San Marcos River, according to agenda documents. While typical wastewater treatment plants just treat the water, the new facility will reclaim water to meet future demand, according to agenda documents. Each gallon of water reclaimed by the facility will provide a gallon of potable water demand.

One year after catastrophic flooding killed 13 people across San Antonio and Bexar County, millions of dollars are now moving toward flood prevention efforts meant to keep another tragedy from happening.

Water is officially flowing to Lake Pflugerville again after City crews restarted the River Pump Station, according to City Officials. City officials reported that Lake Pflugerville's elevation stood at 633.77 feet following the restart of the pump station, allowing water from the Colorado River Basin to resume flowing into the lake.

Three Texas residents have admitted they violated the Clean Water Act, Acting U.S. Attorney John G.E. Marck announced. Derek McCoy, 52, was CEO of a laboratory that sampled and tested wastewater from local treatment facilities, while Deena Higginbotham, 56, served as director of Client Services. The two Spring residents and John Montgomery, 60, Llano, all admitted to falsifying or aiding and abetting the falsification of data required under federal and state law, according to prosecutors.

Recent studies show that about 3 of every 4 Americans are concerned about the increased use of AI. As data centers grow across Southeast Texas, communities are now coming face to face with this technology of the future.