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The Tyler City Council has approved authorizing and executing a 1.5 million dollar contract to clean over half a million feet of wastewater lines in portions of the city.
The Texas Senate Committee on Water, Agriculture, and Rural Affairs has voted to move Senate Bill 7 forward to the Senate floor, where it will be considered for a vote. The bill, if approved, will add one billion dollars a year, for 50 years to the Texas Water Fund.
Texas lawmakers are starting to ask questions about how to ensure there is enough water for everyone as the population grows in the Lone Star State. NBC 5’s Larry Collins tells us more.
Earlier this year Governor Greg Abbott called for a “Texas-sized” investment in water, designating it an emergency item in the 89th legislative session. Now, lawmakers are seeking to solve a looming crisis through funding improvements to water infrastructure and supply for years to come.
As several water-related bills make their way through the legislative process, water managers are bracing for a scorching summer. Population growth and water loss from outdated water systems also continue to deplete what we have.
New drought contingency plan brings water restrictions. Residents adjust to changes, from limited outdoor watering to car washing rules. Learn how it affects you.
The Marty Leonard wetlands, formerly known as the Cedar Creek wetlands, could bring an additional 156 million gallons of water to the Tarrant Regional Water District's service area, which covers 11 counties.
It’s a controversy over contamination—one that has ranchers worried, investigators concerned, and a company that makes biosolid fertilizer pushing back.
The state’s water supply faces numerous threats. And by one estimate, the state’s municipal supply will not meet demand by 2030 if there’s a severe drought and no water solutions are implemented.
Liberty Hill city staff presented the city’s 2025-26 Water Conservation Initiative to city council at its March 12 meeting. The city will promote an aggressive water conservation program in an attempt to use water more effectively, said Deputy City Manager Mike Etienne at the meeting.
At a March 18 meeting, Sugar Land City Council approved accepting a $1 million grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for Plantation Bend drainage improvements. The project aims to reduce the ponding elevation the area experiences during major storm events on Plantation Bend Drive, according to agenda documents.
A drainage project at Stewart Beach is working exactly as designed. That’s the problem, said Herb Walpole, president of The Preserve at Grand Beach subdivision homeowner association.
Lakeway City Council has voiced support for water conservation bills put forward by state Reps. Vikki Goodwin, D-Austin, and Ellen Troxclair, R-Lakeway, during the 89th Texas Legislative Session.
s the drought enters its fourth year here, city commissioners are planning to buy water rights as the area’s irrigation district faces the prospect of running dry this year. In a meeting, commissioners held off on buying the water as they continue to review the deal.
The study, conducted by the independent engineering firm Parsons Corporation in collaboration with Dr. Linda Lee, a professor at Purdue University specializing in PFAS, examined the potential environmental impact of Synagro’s Granulite® fertilizer product that was used on a farm in Grandview, Texas, in late December 2022/early January 2023. The analysis concluded that the Granulite® product applied on the Grandview Farm could not be the source of the PFAS levels found in the fish and animals on the adjacent properties included in the 2023 samples taken by PEER (Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility).
During a meeting on Monday, March 17, the Nueces River Authority (NRA) took decisive steps to advance the Harbor Island Desalination Plant project, ratifying key agreements that will allow them to move forward, despite not yet having a finalized lease agreement with the Port of Corpus Christi.
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