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After an industrial building boom on Corpus Christi Bay, the city is drilling wells to meet water demand, and rural Nueces County residents say their own wells are being impacted.

The system, which is still under construction, will supply water to the cities of Cedar Park, Leander and Round Rock.

A preliminary investigation found that flooding on July 4 and July 5 shifted the river channel, moving a manhole and wastewater line from the riverbank into the river channel, according to the city. The flooding exposed and washed out supporting bedding material around the line.

The WaterWorks System has entered into an agreement which would provide a company with up to more than 4.6 million gallons a day of sewer water to help run a data center, interim General Manager Roy Rodriguez said Tuesday. Late Tuesday afternoon, city officials issued a Facebook statement denying a data center has “committed” to opening in Harlingen.

A large housing development, along with a wastewater treatment plant, was expected to be built on a plot of land along HWY 87 just north of Comfort . Those plans have now been scrapped.

The city says that water utility crews found the overflow Monday morning when they were investigating the Wolf Ranch lift station running above normal conditions. They found a ‘major line failure’ of a 42-inch wastewater line in the south fork of the San Gabriel River, about a quarter mile west of I-35 and behind the Wolf Ranch Shopping Center.

For many still trying to piece their lives back together after deadly flooding in July, recovery has since become as much about navigating administrative systems as rebuilding.

As chip manufacturing scales up, water supply and wastewater treatment systems are under immense pressure. Cutting-edge solutions such as high-recovery RO, pulse flow systems, and zero liquid discharge are being developed to reduce freshwater demand, improve efficiency, and meet stringent regulatory and sustainability goals.

Nearly eight million gallons of wastewater could be pumped into Salado Creek daily if the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality approves 12 discharge permits from treatment facilities.

The City of Houston is alerting residents about a wastewater spill in southeast Houston on Friday. The city said a structural failure led to more than 100,000 gallons of wastewater being spilled on Goodyear, just south of Highway 225, as of 8 p.m. Friday.

A fire in East Texas has engulfed an area of 435 acres, according to reports. Firefighters across the region have been working at multiple sites.

The investment marks the latest round of city and county partnership funding targeted towards public safety, flood mitigation and community infrastructure connectivity projects.

The city is moving forward with plans for a $15.76 million water tower upgrade and new vehicle service center. The city approved a new water tower near Texas Instruments that will replace the current 750,000-gallon tower with a 2-million-gallon capacity structure.

Water is synonymous with San Antonio and its famous River Walk. Still, the area is still struggling with the same issue seen all across the state: ensuring there’s enough of it to meet the demands of a growing area well into the future.

Local opposition against data centers in Charlotte, NC highlights concerns over resources and transparency. Prior to the invasion by data centers, a Texas agency estimated that many Texas towns and communities would face a severe water shortage by 2030. 

A foul odor near the Edinburg wastewater treatment plant has been bothering residents in the area. The stench is one neighbors say is due to stagnant sewage pipes near the plant [...]

Recent multi-billion-dollar infrastructure investments like Meta’s plan for another gigawatt AI data center in El Paso, Texas, signal that the Lone Star State plans to defend its 20th-century dominance of the energy industry and convert it into the 21st-century nexus of tech and computing.

Check out the most-read stories about water and wastewater from Hutto and Pflugerville in 2025. 

Public works confirmed to ABC13 that the spillage did get into the Sims Bayou. Officials said investigators have been monitoring water quality and haven't seen any significant differences in water quality upstream and downstream of the spill location.

The Hood County Development Commission voted on Jan. 2 to recommend that county rules be amended so the commissioners court can impose a temporary moratorium on industrial development types not yet addressed by local regulations. 

A new look from space is raising fresh questions about some of America's biggest dams. Virginia Tech researchers who used data from European weather satellites say they've detected subtle sinking at dozens of high-risk hydropower dams across the United States, including one in Texas that later triggered a "potential failure watch" [...]

Rockwall residents will soon see water and wastewater rate increases on their City of Rockwall utility bills. City Council approved adjustments to water and wastewater rates that will take effect January 1, following action by the City Council at its December 1 meeting. The rates will be reflected on bills for January usage.