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Industry leaders agree that the majority of markets across the five-state region of Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma and Texas are growing.

“There is clearly a shift emerging from retail to industrial,” says Aaron Nathan, Texas regional leader at Kimley-Horn. “While the shift from retail-driven to distribution-driven markets has been talked about for several years, we are now seeing it play out.”

Another dry year has put the City of Buda into a drought, now residents are paying the price with restricted water usage outdoors starting Monday.Basically City of Buda customers must abide by a twice per week water irrigation schedule, said David Marino,

After years of fighting a proposal to expand a sewage treatment plant that would dump treated wastewater into a creek that feeds Barton Springs, the city of Austin, groundwater conservation districts, Onion Creek property owners and the Save Barton Creek Association appear to be nearing an agreement with the city of Dripping Springs to limit discharges.

The Starr County Groundwater Conservation District was found to not be in compliance, according to a report by the state auditor’s office found issued this month.

However, the district didn’t meet state requirements because it is currently inactive and has been for many years.

Baldemar “Balde” Garza, who served as chairman on the district’s board of directors, said the board hadn’t met in a few years.

INDA and EDANA, the leading global trade associations representing consumer wipes manufacturers and supply chains, announce publication of an update to their strict guidelines for labeling of non-flushable wipes and for assessing the flushability of disposable nonwoven wipes.

The Kempner Water Supply Corporation said samples taken in April and early May show the group’s drinking water is within limits considered safe for trihalomethanes and haloacetic acids, according to an online alert. The corporation posted an alert on its website Wednesday with lab results from samples taken April 20 and May 15 that show trihalomethane and haloacetic acids levels below the federal limit of 0.08 milligrams per liter and 0.06 milligrams per liter, respectively.

SAN ANTONIO — Get ready outdoors and film lovers, the San Antonio River Authority is teaming up with The Wild and Scenic Film Fest to host the Environmental Film Fest.

This is the fifth year SARA has brought the festival to San Antonio. Each year, the festival attracts top filmmakers, celebrities and leading activists in hopes to inspire people to protect the environment and rivers through film.

The San Jacinto River Authority began lowering the pooling levels at Lake Conroe to help prevent flooding downstream in the Lake Houston area in May, said board member Kaaren Cambio.

The entity’s goal is to lower Lake Conroe’s daily pooling level by 2 feet between mid August and September.

Some are speaking up for those who can’t say they’re thirsty.

Oysters, blue crabs and perhaps most famously, endangered whooping cranes, all depend on the estuary, or the place where the San Antonio and Guadalupe rivers’ mouths widen and meet the Gulf of Mexico, mixing fresh and saltwater.

With its new water treatment plant up and running, the city of Wolfforth said Monday it is in compliance with the Safe Drinking Water Act regulations.

Darrell Newsom, city manager, says the city has been taken off the out-of-compliance list and will no longer need to send out notices to Wolfforth citizens related to water quality.

The improved water comes after the construction of a $6.7 million water treatment facility. The city’s electrodialysis reversal plant, or EDR plant, became operational around this time last year. The plant, according to a letter sent to the city last week, proved to be effective in reducing inorganic contaminants from the city’s water.

Flood mitigation work is coming to two properties along Airline Road after a state agency granted nearly $300,000 to the city of Longview.

The Texas Water Development Board granted $297,536 to the city to acquire the properties, according to a recent statement.

The city is not identifying the capital improvement projects because of Privacy Act restrictions, City Engineer Alton Bradley and Public Works Director Rolin McPhee said.

Corpus Christi has been facing a drought for over a month now, and if rain doesn't come soon the City says it has a water conservation plan ready to put in place.

As of right now, the City is not preparing for conservation; but if we don't get rain in the next week that's where the City could be heading.

By the end of next week, Corpus Christi's water supply will be stored in one massive water tower on Holly Road.

This means both your water pressure and your water bill probably will look different.When the 3 million-gallon water storage tank is operational,  citywide water pressure will increase to 65 pounds per square inch (or psi), which could result in higher water bills for residents, especially if there are leaks.