As the U.S. pushes to reduce reliance on foreign suppliers, Texas companies prepare to capitalize on the state’s emerging lithium industry.
Source: Lithium production emerges as a lucrative industry for Texas | The Texas Tribune
Author: Alan Day
Why recent rains haven’t helped this drought-parched region of Texas
Heavy rains revived reservoirs across Texas. These two barely moved.
Source: Why recent rains haven’t helped this drought-parched region of Texas | mySA
Drought Extremes are Intensifying More Rapidly Than in the Past – Eos
Twenty ensemble members from a 600-year climate simulation reveal that drought extremes are intensifying more rapidly than in the past with respect to moderate droughts.
Source: Drought Extremes are Intensifying More Rapidly Than in the Past | Eos
Quadvest, L.P.,Plaintiff—Appellant, v. San Jacinto River Authority,Defendant—Appellee | 5th Circuit Ruling
‘You still want to be here?’: State lawmakers press data center developers on water, power use
The more than six-hour hearing included testimony from state utility providers, local public officials, data center developers and water experts.
Source: ‘You still want to be here?’: State lawmakers press data center developers on water, power use | AAS
Texas lawmakers scrutinize data center boom over power, water – NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth
Power bills, water use, tax breaks and local impacts are under scrutiny as Texas lawmakers examine the state’s data center boom.
Source: Texas lawmakers scrutinize data center boom over power, water | NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth
Water, Screwworm, and Data Centers: Texas House Hearing Discusses ‘Agricultural Crisis’ | State House | The Texan
The sector that puts food on Texas tables discusses its challenges in operating in the shadow of the data industry.
Pressure Increases for Texas to Allow Treated Drilling Waste Into Rivers and Rangeland – Inside Climate News
As oil and gas companies run out of places to put their wastewater, Texas regulators draft permits for treatment and reuse outside the oilfields.
Plans Never Sent a Steady Signal of the Coastal Bend Water Crisis – Texas 2036
Across 25 years and five planning cycles, no state or regional water plan projected a shortage for Corpus Christi or neighboring cities.
Source: Plans Never Sent a Steady Signal of the Coastal Bend Water Crisis | Texas 2036
Corpus Christi water crisis exposed flaws in Texas water plan
State water planners don’t use climate projections when they plan for future water supply. Experts say they should model for more extreme droughts rather than relying on historical data.
Source: Corpus Christi water crisis exposed flaws in Texas water plan | The Texas Tribune