Because of all the growth the city of Katy is experiencing, officials plan to spend millions to build an elevated and a ground water storage tank at Water Plant No. 7 at Young Ranch.
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The Feb. 20 special meeting of the San Jacinto River Authority board (SJRA) – the final meeting before voting on the seasonal lowering of Lake Conroe – will once again be held at the Lone Star Convention Center, 98055 Airport Road, in Conroe. 
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Over 1,500 concerned residents and business leaders from the Lake Conroe area and the downriver Kingwood, Atascocita and Humble area turned out at the San Jacinto River Authority (SJRA) public meeting Jan. 22 to express support for their respective positions on the issue of lowering Lake Conroe in the face of floods.
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A plan to improve public transit by rerouting money from a popular program aimed at protecting the Edwards Aquifer has hit rough waters. Mayor Ron Nirenberg and Bexar County Judge Nelson Wolff want to redirect $40 million a year from a 1/8-cent sales tax that pays for aquifer protection, linear parks and creekways to VIA Metropolitan Transit for better bus service and other transit initiatives.
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The city of Corpus Christi is moving forward to offer utility services to recently annexed property in the London area. The City Council on Tuesday approved amending the London Area Wastewater Master Plan to provide wastewater to another 144 acres of land.
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