Lake Corpus Christi has reached its highest levels since 2022.

Source: Lake Corpus Christi rises dramatically after years of drought | mySA

If supplies drop enough, Corpus Christi residents and businesses would have to reduce water use by 25%.

Source: Texas water fight deepens as Abbott blames city leaders, desalination board runs low on cash | TCD

HARLINGEN — The city commission does not have authority to nullify a WaterWorks agreement potentially providing 4.7 million gallons a day of sewer water, while offering potable water as a backup, to a proposed 1,800-acre data center just outside of the city limits, City Attorney Mark Sossi told commissioners.

Source: Harlingen commission can’t void data center water contract, attorney says | Valley Morning Star

BOULDER CITY, Nev. (AP) — Lake Mead, the largest reservoir in the United States, has plummeted to its lowest water level since it was filled some 90 years ago, another sign of the crisis plaguing the Colorado River system.

Source: Lake Mead hits historic low water level as Colorado River struggles | AP

Source: It’ll take a lot of change for one of the most iconic watering holes in Texas to reopen to swimming | Houston Public Media

Laredo leaders announce water agreements boosting supply by 90M gallons daily

Source: Laredo leaders announce water agreements boosting supply by 90M gallons daily | KGNS

The president’s comments to Punchbowl News come just days after Gov. Greg Abbott issued a statewide pause of approval for data centers trying to connect to the power grid.

Source: Trump calls Texas’ data center opposition a “mistake” | The Texas Tribune

The Colorado River basin is a critical system for residents in the western U.S. and Mexico.

Source: Lake Mead, nation’s largest reservoir, reaches its lowest water level on record | ABC News

Aug 6 (Reuters) – Elon Musk’s SpaceX and Tesla will initially invest $16.8 billion to build Terafab, an advanced AI semiconductor complex in Grimes County, Texas, as the companies race to secure the chip ​capacity that the billionaire has called essential to their future.

Source: SpaceX, Tesla to initially spend $16.8 billion on Terafab chip plant in Texas | KELO-AM

As local residents continue the fight to protect natural resources in Jack County from industrial development, a second meeting was held to discuss the conservation of groundwater.

Source: County continues search for groundwater protections | Jacksboro Herald-Gazette | grahamleader.com