Governor Greg Abbott has directed the Texas Division of Emergency Management to activate state emergency response resources in anticipation of severe weather and potential flooding expected to impact the state throughout the week.
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Welcome to exTRA – an aggregation of both TRA-related and industry-specific news clips. TRA’s communications division provides these clips as an educational service to TRA’s valued staff, directors and consultants. The articles selected are determined to be of interest to our readership, but in no way reflect TRA’s official position(s) or view(s).
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The Edwards Aquifer Authority has enacted Stage 5 water restrictions, the most severe on its scale. Stage 5 is triggered when the J-17 index well in Bexar County drops below 625 feet above mean sea level. As of Friday, the 10-day average at the well was 624.7 feet. 
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Held at the American Bank Center, the event was organized by Corpus Christi Water and focused on finding innovative, long term solutions to some of the toughest water challenges facing Texas and other regions. Some of the most pertinent topics included drought response, water reuse, seawater desalination, and industrial consent agreements.
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Texas regulators are warning that wastewater from fracing in the biggest U.S. oil basin is causing a “widespread” increase in underground pressure — a development that risks hindering crude output and harming the environment.
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The City of Victoria has entered Stage III of its drought contingency plan as low rainfall continues to reduce water levels in the Guadalupe River. City officials are urging residents to conserve water more diligently. Under the previous Stage III restrictions, residents are asked to limit activities such as lawn watering, pool filling, and vehicle washing to the hours of 6–10 a.m. and 8 p.m.–midnight to minimize evaporation.
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A number of McLennan County officials have voiced support and participation in the newly created Central Texas Water Alliance. The alliance is described as a “transformative regional water authority,” and was signed into law by Texas Governor Greg Abbott through Senate Bill 1194.
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Katy Mayor Dusty Thiele said his city is well-prepared to respond to public safety and water demands as the area’s population grows, but mobility and drainage remain challenges.
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Bellaire will give its Ruffino Tract to Houston, while Houston will give its Beechnut tracts to Bellaire, as part of each city’s efforts to improve flood mitigation, according to a May 19 City Council meeting.
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Texans who oppose the controversial Marvin Nichols Reservoir spoke out against a 2026 water plan that included the project.
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According to the full study, construction of the two dams would reduce overall downstream river levels from Walnut Creek all the way to the West Fork of the San Jacinto River.
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Oil and gas companies are seeking legal shelter as Texas comes closer to using waste brine once considered too toxic for anything other than fracking to replenish Texas’ water shortages. Legislation filed by state Rep. Drew Darby, R-San Angelo, could give them, transportation companies and landowners such protection.
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The Region C Water Planning Group has a simple charge: To ensure the 16-county North Central Texas region — and its millions of residents, communities and job creators — has a plan to meet its essential water needs today, tomorrow and well into the future.
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The updated rates follow the approval of the city’s 2025 Water Master Plan, which showed the city could see water shortages if it does not bolster infrastructure.
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The Lower Colorado River Authority Board of Directors recently approved a business plan of $591.4 million and authorized capital investments of about $1.63 billion for energy, water and public service projects to support Texas in fiscal year 2026.
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In total, the two divisions presented $5.8 million in projects for 2025 with $25.9 million in projects planned through 2035.
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El Paso is experiencing its dustiest year in decades, as drought, vanishing vegetation, and rising temperatures send choking clouds of dirt across the Texas border region.
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The demand for wastewater treatment services is being driven by escalating environmental concerns, rapid urbanization across major economies, and increasingly stringent regulatory frameworks. As industrial activity expands in response to population growth, the volume of wastewater generated from domestic, commercial, and industrial sources has surged—necessitating the deployment of effective treatment solutions to mitigate environmental degradation and safeguard public health.
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Gov. Greg Abbott and other leaders have called for a major investment to save the state’s water supply. How to spend the money has caused friction at the Capitol.
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The Environmental Protection Agency and International Boundary and Water Commission on Tuesday announced the fast-track expansion of the International Wastewater Treatment Plant in the Tijuana River Valley. The facility has been in a state of disrepair for years and had been undergoing a remodel to double its capacity at a cost of more than $600 million, with the work was slated to take several years to complete.
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Conservation is a key part of avoiding a water emergency. But it must be combined with creative new water strategies and water sources to stave off a shortage.
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The Port of Corpus Christi approved a plan to discharge desalination wastewater offshore into the Gulf, doubling output and drawing mixed reactions from environmental and community groups.
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The new population report revealed San Antonio added nearly 24,000 residents from July 2023 to July 2024, bringing the city's population to 1,526,656.
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City, county and state officials gathered Monday for a press conference celebrating the signing of Senate Bill 1194 that created the Central Texas Water Alliance. Senate Bill 1194, signed by Gov. Greg Abbott Thursday, allows for the creation of the Central Texas Water Alliance, a regional water authority charged with managing and developing water resources.
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Several environmental groups teamed up to clean trash out of Lake Austin and the Colorado River, as part of a statewide initiative to keep Texas waterways clean and litter-free.
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The Supreme Court ruled in favor of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and the city of Dripping Springs, in a dispute over wastewater permitting, affirming TCEQ’s authority to evaluate permit applications based on their overall environmental impact. The ruling ended a 12- year battle over the permit.
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