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Hays County officials are gathering public input as work continues on a new countywide water study focused on long-term water availability, flooding concerns and wastewater infrastructure amid rapid growth across the region. The study was approved by the Hays County Commissioners Court in January. It is the county’s first major water study since 2011 and is being conducted by HDR Engineering. 
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Laredo leaders are looking for ways to strengthen water security after learning the city has only about 10 hours of water storage. In response, Mayor Dr. Victor Treviño introduced a proposal during the May 18 city council meeting that would encourage water storage for homes and businesses.
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Authorities in Sinton won’t confirm or deny Corpus Christi’s suggestion that the small town is hoarding its precious groundwater for data centers. Across Texas, a booming buildout of server farms is adding strain to water resources that are already stretched to their limit.
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The city of Shenandoah will see its water meter system replaced for $2.04 million, a figure higher than the $1.5 million originally planned, but one which officials said is needed.
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Per a March 24 resolution, city staff must return to council with a detailed cost analysis, bond financing options and any proposed final agreements.
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A rural Texas county on Tuesday approved a one-year pause on the construction of new data centers in unincorporated areas, citing public safety and public health concerns. The 3-2 vote by county commissioners in Hill County, roughly 55 miles south of Fort Worth, appears to be the first by a Texas county to issue a moratorium on the rapidly expanding industry.
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Liberty Hill City Council members approved water and wastewater rate hikes that will go into effect in June and be reflected on July water bills.
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As Texas’ population surges toward 42 million, the Trinity River Authority’s General Manager Kevin Ward is making sure the infrastructure keeps pace. Kevin Ward knows that in his role as General Manager of the Trinity River Authority of Texas (TRA), he and his team are running a race – as fast as they can. Headquartered in Arlington, Texas and with a heavy focus on the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex, the organization is the largest river authority in Texas, overseeing four water treatment and five wastewater facilities, as well as serving an extensive wholesale customer base across 46,620 square kilometers.
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Coastal Bend water crisis pushes cities to seek independent solutions after declaring water emergenc
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Rockport and Ingleside are exploring brackish water desalination and reverse osmosis projects amid growing Coastal Bend water concerns.
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Rockport’s mayor issued a proclamation declaring a water shortage emergency on Monday, May 11. The proclamation comes amid ongoing drought conditions in the area, according to a statement from the city. The city says its roughly 10,000 retail water connections, both inside and outside city limits, rely on the San Patricio Municipal Water District which buys water from the City of Corpus Christi.
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Athens leaders unanimously approved more than $27 million in wastewater treatment plant upgrades tied to growth and aging infrastructure.
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Commentary: How San Antonio can attract data center investment, protect families from blackouts, and keep its electricity affordable.
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SAWS customers could soon be paying more for water. The San Antonio Water System board unanimously approved a proposed rate increase for water bills over the next three years on Tuesday morning. This includes increases for water supply, delivery, wastewater and certain special service fees to support the 2026 operating budget.
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In a new state water plan the Texas Water Development Board estimates the state would need to spend $174 billion in the next 50 years to avoid a severe water crisis.
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As artificial intelligence (AI) continues its exponential growth, the data centres powering it are consuming electricity and freshwater at an unprecedented rate. Now, a new global analysis reveals an unexpectedly elegant solution hiding in plain sight: the world's wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) already sit close enough to data centres to form a powerful symbiotic network.
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Residents in a growing Katy subdivision say they’re paying high monthly water bills for water they don’t trust to use for cooking, bathing children or even giving to pets.
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Fort Worth has become America’s 10th-largest city, surpassing Jacksonville as North Texas cities continue to post strong population growth.
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In the move-fast-and-break-things world of high tech, a global investment firm and small Central Texas town have joined a global race to build a hyperscale data center — in two years. But that race may put them on a collision course with neighboring Waco, which holds power over infrastructure needed for the $10 billion project pushed by Infrakey and Lacy Lakeview.
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City Council members want Fort Worth officials to set limits and restrictions on where data centers can operate.
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The number of Coastal Bend communities declaring emergencies due to the looming water crisis is growing fast. On Monday, officials in Rockport, a town of about 11,500 people located 30 miles north of Corpus Christi, became the latest to declare a water emergency as the Coastal Bend scrambles to grapple with a quickly dwindling water supply.
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Final approval of the curtailment plan is expected at a future City Council meeting. Experts predict that, without significant rainfall, a water emergency could arrive by September.
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Rising demand, municipal dysfunction and drought have pushed Corpus Christi to the edge of a water emergency, offering a cautionary tale for the rest of the country.
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The same day new buoys were installed in the Rio Grande near Laredo, leaders decided to pay for an analysis of river impacts by the wall and buoys.
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New environmental policies at the Port of Corpus Christi aim to balance industry growth with sustainable infrastructure and water conservation.
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