exTRA by the Trinity River Authority of Texas

Nearly all Beaumont residents who rode out the storm within the city limits remember the more than a week they were without water service. 

Texas’ future climate will feature drier summers and decreasing water supplies for much of the state for the remainder of the 21st century – likely resulting in the driest conditions the state has endured in the last thousand years, according to a team of researchers led by a Texas A&M University professor.

Frisco City Council approved a plan that could see the city issue $45 million in bonds for upcoming water, sewer and road projects.

The City of Pharr learned from the Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) that it has been approved and awarded financial assistance totaling $37,710,421.

The year and 10 months without cutbacks is the longest such period the city has experienced since 2009 and longest ever under current drought rules.

The City of Belton Wednesday initiated Stage 1 drought conditions because of high water use.Stage 1 involves voluntary water conservation. The city also asked water customers to discontinue or limit outside watering to the hours of midnight to 10 a.m. or 8 a.m. to midnight on Sundays and Thursdays for those whose addresses end in even numbers and to Saturdays and Wednesdays for those whose addresses end in odd numbers.

The city of Katy has been awarded the highest rating for its water quality for the 32nd year in a row. The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, the state's environmental control agency, has once again designated a "Superior" rating for the city's water quality and water systems.

A shield of graphene helps particles destroy antibiotic-resistant bacteria and free-floating antibiotic resistance genes in wastewater treatment plants.

Quadvest, a private water utility company in Montgomery County, announced in a July 14 news release it will stop paying fees imposed by the San Jacinto River Authority—a move that the SJRA claims is "irresponsible." 

Governor Greg Abbott hosted Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Purdue for the ceremonial signing of the Shared Stewardship agreement between the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the State of Texas.

Texas' future climate will have drier summers and decreasing water supplies for much of the remainder of the 21st century -- likely resulting in the driest conditions in the last 1,000 years, according to research led by Texas A&M University scientists.

Texas is no stranger to droughts. From the bone-dry stretch of the 1950's, the state’s longest drought, to the fiery months of 2011. 

The City of San Marcos has announced they will be entering Stage 1 drought restrictions on Sunday, July 14.  The restrictions come as a response to dropping aquifer levels. Stage 1 is implemented when the 10-day average Edwards Aquifer index well level falls below 660 feet above mean sea level (msl). 

At a June 30 town hall, League City officials gave updates on several drainage projects and answered questions from residents, detailing the design process and providing rough timelines for projects in several flood-prone neighborhoods.