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Fluid waste from Fort Worth’s southeast landfill has led to high levels of harmful chemicals that can cause health issues.

The Village Creek Drying Beds exist to process wastewater sludge but for several decades have also served as an avian oasis.

When the governor called the Texas Legislature into special session after July's historic floods, he topped his priority list with passing bills to better prepare the state for future natural disasters. Here's a look at six new measures lawmakers just passed.

After Corpus Christi council stopped the Inner Harbor desal project, questions remain about securing state funds for other water infrastructure and supply needs.

A bill by Rep. Cody Harris (R-Palestine) to require a study on pumping of aquifers in the Neches and Trinity Valleys Groundwater Conservation District has been passed in the Texas Senate.

Corpus Christi Council voted down the $1.2B Inner Harbor desal project after hours of debate, arrests, and division...now asking the state to redirect funding.

Debi Segovia said she moved to Wilson County two decades ago to get away. Now, she’s worried the fresh air and clean water that were once selling points will soon be stripped away.

The expansion will rise the daily capacity to 140 million gallons of water per day at Eagle Mountain Water Treatment Plant in Fort Worth.

Corpus Christi receives $15M federal grant for wastewater infrastructure improvements, including flood mitigation and emergency generators.

If approved by voters, the bill would allocate $1 billion annually to Texas water supply and infrastructure for the next 20 years.

Comal County currently has five flood sirens along River Road, but that number could increase with grant funding from Senate Bill 3.

The manager of Immacule Lab, a cosmetics company in northwest Harris County, is accused of illegally dumping 100 gallons of coconut lotion into a sewage line leading to White Oak Bayou. Chemicals in the product killed nearby plants and is harmful to animals, according to investigators. It could also clog stormwater systems and pose a risk to drinking water.

The City of San Angelo has released an official statement responding to the concerns of tap water discoloration earlier this week. Citizens took to social media last weekend to post photos of the water discoloration that was coming from the city water supply. Lake Ivie, which supplies around half of the city’s water, was being investigated primarily.

Years of blundering and project delays have pushed the South Texas city to the brink of crisis as drought bears down and industrial water use grows.

North American Development Bank, or NADBank, officials announced the launch of the $400 million Water Resiliency Fund at the end of its annual summit in San Antonio on Friday, August 30. The fund — which will consist of $300 million in low- or zero-interest loans and $100 million in grants — will go toward helping both United States and Mexican water consumers who rely on the Rio Grande and its watershed to conserve water amid worsening scarcity. The funding is meant to be evenly split between both countries.

Waco City Council approved a new budget that will increase resident's monthly utility bills by $11 starting in 2026. The increases primarily cover water, wastewater, solid waste and street maintenance services, with the city citing capital improvement projects as the main driver rather than inflation.

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Labor Day tourism might be good for Galveston's economy, but city officials said the increased demand on the city's infrastructure and wet weather may be to blame for thousands of gallons of sewage flowing into the water.

​Opperman said his department is also discussing holding informational neighborhood meetings to let people know of any construction impacts.

The fate of the Inner Harbor desalination plant will be in the hands of the City Council for what will essentially be a final decision Sept. 2.