exTRA by the Trinity River Authority of Texas

New Braunfels Utilities on Sunday afternoon lifted its boil water notice after the utility said it had successfully achieved system-wide Texas Commission on Environmental Quality minimum pressure requirements.

Several East Texas towns and one county have set up distribution sites to hand out free bottled water to people who are experiencing water outages as a result of last week's winter storm.

Houston has lifted its boil water advisory as much of Texas' utility services recover from back-to-back winter storms. The boil water advisory in Houston had been in place since Wednesday but has been lifted after water quality testing submitted to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality confirmed that tap water meets all regulatory standards and is safe to drink, according to a press release from the city.

Bowie City Manager Bert Cunningham said all the water was used in the tower and the plant has been unable to treat water fast enough to refill it.

McAllen Public Utility wants to remind its customers that both water supply and water quality remain more than adequate.

Four of the city’s nine water wells went back online shortly before 1 a.m. Thursday after crews connected two to generators and two had power restored by Oncor.

The Sherman water treatment plant is pumping water again as of early Thursday morning. It’s not yet at full capacity, but the city says they’re getting widespread reports of water coming back in several neighborhoods.

Some hospitals in Texas were dealing with water shortages, loss of heat and have even been forced to evacuate patients following a deadly blast of winter weather this week.

Galveston lost almost all of its water service on Tuesday night; in trying to fix it, the county's largest hospital was on the verge of evacuating.

The Village of San Leanna is the latest Central Texas community to issue a boil-water notice due to ongoing cold temperatures. According to a notice by San Leanna City Administrator Rebecca Howe, the notice was issued due to a drop in water pressure in the village’s public water system.

Millions of Texans are experiencing water issues, and many are reporting exorbitant utility bills following uncharacteristic winter weather in the Lone Star State.

A historic cold air outbreak brought more than just busted pipes through southeast Texas, it also brought a significant fish kill for parts of the area. The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is asking residents to report areas that they see large fish kills in.

Some 8.8 million people in Texas, about a third of the state’s population, still had issues with their water supply as of Sunday evening, CNN quoted authorities as saying, after a record-breaking freeze knocked out power stations last week.

City of Corpus Christi, like many Texas cities, figured out their water pressure issue wasn't a main pipe burst. Citizens can help get levels back to normal.

The city of Keller announced Feb. 18 that the city and a local partner had set up a free drinking water station for residents at Town Hall. A 6,000-gallon tanker, set up by former City Council Member Joe McCombs and bulk water provider Samantha Springs, will be stationed at 1100 Bear Creek Parkway until 5 p.m. Feb. 18. Residents will need to bring their own containers, and masks are required as a COVID-19 precaution, the city said.