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The city’s residential stormwater fee will increase from $6.50 per month to $8.50 per month. By fiscal year 2029-30, the rate will reach $10.50 per month. Commercial properties will see increases from about $65 per month to $85 per month. The commercial rate will reach $105 by FY 2029-30. 
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The New Braunfels Utilities board of trustees approved a $63.41 million construction contract for a wastewater treatment plan rehabilitation project during a regular meeting May 26.
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Researchers have developed a droplet-based electricity generator system capable of harvesting energy from treated municipal wastewater. The findings highlight a promising low-carbon pathway for sustainable wastewater resource recovery and energy utilization.
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As drought strains local reservoirs, Corpus Christi now gets most of its water from Lake Texana through the Mary Rhodes Pipeline.
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Hamilton Pool Preserve is one of Central Texas’ most historic and iconic swimming holes, best known for turquoise water surrounded by limestone, a towering 50-foot waterfall and a collapsed rock grotto. The 232-acre park is a 45 minute drive west of Austin and has hiking trails and picnic tables. The pool is 3/4 miles upstream and flows toward the Pedernales River, which eventually flows into Lake Travis.
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A freshwater mussel found in parts of the Rio Grande is at the center of a new legal fight. The Center for Biological Diversity has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, arguing the federal agency has failed to designate critical habitat for the endangered Texas Hornshell Mussel.
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After months of planning amid residents’ concerns, city commissioners are setting a 120-day moratorium on taking applications for data center projects as they study their impacts on the community, its water and energy resources and the environment. Meanwhile, Cameron County Judge Eddie Treviño Jr. said county engineering officials are in “pre-permitting” discussions with two companies interested in developing data center projects within the county.
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Despite recent rainfall this week, local leaders say now is not the time to slow down on pursuing water projects.
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ue to an electrical repair, a boil water notice has been issued for all Wilson Lake Estates customers in Polk County. Children, seniors, and persons with weakened immune systems are particularly vulnerable to harmful bacteria, and all customers should bring water to a rolling boil for two minutes.
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Corpus Christi Mayor Paulette Guajardo traveled to Washington, D.C. to push for federal funding for Coastal Bend water projects.
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Rio Grande City breaks ground on a critical expansion of its wastewater treatment plant to fix overcapacity issues and support the surging demand from new local businesses and subdivisions. Construction on the plant is expected to wrap up by December 2027.
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If and where data centers exist has been a conversation that has made its way across Texas, now grabbing the attention of homeowners in Denison as the city works toward implementing restrictions on the development of the hubs. "For the planning department, we had a public hearing on the council agenda, that was a text amendment," said Denison Development Services director Mary Tate.
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The University of Texas at Austin shared new research earlier this month that revealed Texas' data center water use could make up 3% to 9% of Texas' overall water use by 2040 as production ramps up statewide. That estimate accounts for both data centers' use of water as a cooling mechanism as well as their water needs for power production. Right now, data centers' water usage accounts for fewer than 1% of the state's total water use.
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A New Braunfels Utilities lift station lost power from 1 a.m. to 4 a.m. on Wednesday morning, according to the city-owned utility. A lift station is a pumping device that moves wastewater or sewage from a lower elevation to a higher elevation.
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Warm ocean waters continue to suggest wetter and colder seasons ahead for the South, particularly in Texas. As confidence grows in a “Super El Niño,” which could be the strongest in recorded history, so do snow chances in the Lone Star State come winter.
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As hyperscale facilities and AI-focused computing operations continue to increase electricity and cooling demands, regulators and local governments are beginning to evaluate whether existing water planning frameworks adequately account for this new category of large-scale industrial consumption. These considerations are particularly acute in Texas, where population growth, economic expansion and recurring drought conditions are increasing pressure on existing water supplies.
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When the throngs descend on the various host cities of this summer’s FIFA World Cup matches, health officials will be on high alert for potential infectious disease outbreaks. One of the ways they’ll keep tabs on the public health threats? The sewage system.
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Heavy South Texas rains are raising rivers and lakes, but muddy runoff is forcing Three Rivers water crews to work overtime to keep water safe.
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Bastrop County receives 100% of its water from groundwater, and now residents have a chance to weigh in on future plans to manage that resource, according to the Lost Pines Groundwater Conservation District.
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Texas is creating a plan that acknowledges a future of tighter water supplies and rising demand. But the state's calculations barely reflect one of its fastest-growing industries. According to E&E News, a draft of Texas' 2027 state water plan estimates the state will need roughly $174 billion in water infrastructure projects over the next 50 years to avoid severe regional shortages during drought. It mentions nothing, however, about data centers.
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Facing limited options, oil industry turns to AI to handle wastewater from oil production. Producers discovered other uses to streamline the process.
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In April, one of the city’s three reservoirs received its first inflows in eight months. But narrowly avoiding an immediate disaster doesn’t mean that Corpus Christi has solved its water crisis.
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Bexar County officials unveiled parts of the $21 million dollar “NextGen” flood warning system alongside a public awareness campaign Tuesday.
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The city recently approved higher water and wastewater rates. Minimum residential bills will increase about $8 a month, while the average customer will pay about $14 more. Resident Tiffany Smith said the rate hike raises questions about what residents are actually getting for their money.
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Comal County commissioners are asking state legislators to review or repeal the State Sales Tax Exemption for Qualified Data Centers. The commissioners are asking the Texas Legislature to designate an independent assessment on regional water availability and drought contingency planning for counties with Priority Groundwater Management Areas, or PGMAs, to appropriate legislative committees.
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