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Thousands of professionals in the water industry recently wrapped up a huge gathering, Texas Water 2026, the 32nd annual event of its kind.

Alpine city leaders say a major infrastructure failure of wells and pipes that were built in the 1950s has led to major water restrictions.

Texas power plants consumed more than 100 billion gallons of water in 2024, report reveals. 

Dripping Springs residents may soon see an increase in their wastewater bills. The Dripping Springs City Council discussed an item that would modify the city’s wastewater service rates at a May 5 meeting.

Rockport leaders are exploring new water sources including groundwater and desalination as concerns grow about the region’s supply.

A recent credit rating drop for Corpus Christi could make borrowing more expensive as city leaders weigh costly water supply projects with lake levels dwindling.

For more than a year, we've been investigating what’s happening to family farms across the country and the growing concerns over toxic chemicals farmers say are contaminating their land, water and livelihoods. Now, one of those families is at the center of a federal lawsuit accusing the government of failing to protect farmers nationwide.

A former Nueces River Authority employee has been indicted on 10 felony counts of tampering with government records after a state investigation found irregularities in official water sampling documents submitted on behalf of multiple South Texas communities.

The Trump administration is proposing wastewater testing on a national level to try to ferret out data on illegal drug use in real time [...] The administration also aims to apply artificial intelligence technologies to screen cargo for illicit drugs at ports of entry, examine electronic health records to "identify patients at high risk of overdose" and create search algorithms to detect emerging threats, the plan says.

Allen City Council approved a contract with CLW Water Group to replace equipment at the Maxwell Creek and Lost Creek Lift Stations at an April 28 meeting.

Ten water projects received initial approval to split $1.28 billion in state money this year, but 13 others didn’t make the cut — including one that may supply drought-stricken Corpus Christi.

Hudson Oaks issued a boil water notice after a water main was struck during construction and system pressure dropped, the city said.

As water shortages loom in Texas, the fast-growing data center industry is under intense public scrutiny for the large amount of water many of these facilities use to stay cool. In response, data center companies have pledged to move to less water-intensive cooling technologies. 

READ: Data centers are facing scrutiny over their water usage. Here's why it's only part of the picture.

The projects include maintenance at the wastewater plant and installing an emergency generator in the water treatment plant.

A long-idle well is nearly online, which would free the city from relying on Corpus Christi for its water.

Regional growth and pulling more water from an East Texas reservoir contributed to more than doubling Texas plan costs.

The potential for millions of gallons of treated wastewater heading to Salado Creek daily has many Bell County neighbors on high alert. 

AECOM was selected by the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) to deliver piloting reduction and destruction technologies for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) at municipal wastewater treatment plants (POTWs) across Massachusetts.

As Round Rock continues to grow, the Oldhams said the city faces a new challenge: data centers. The Oldhams, who live three miles from the Sabey data center and one mile from the planned Skybox data center, said they’re concerned about the potential environmental harm these facilities could have on homeowners in their community.

Laredo City Council will meet Monday, May 4, to consider an emergency action plan to deal with the city’s limited water storage capacity. The plan includes ways to recapture and reclaim water to prevent loss.

Runoff from the rain is flowing into the Highland Lakes chain. Water levels are up, but for officials with the Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA), it's too soon to say it's enough to avoid a water shortage later this summer.