La Niña is expected to end by spring, and a potential El Niño could develop by the fall, bringing big changes to Texas weather.

Source: El Niño likely to return this year. Here’s what it means for Texas. | SAEN

With AI’s rising popularity, Texas has seen tech companies invest millions into data centers. But experts warn the state is not capable of regulating the AI wave.

Source: Experts warn TCEQ is not equipped to enforce regulations on rapidly emerging AI data centers – Houston Public Media

Across the Mountain West, where drought and shrinking reservoirs are putting pressure on already limited water supplies, decisions about who uses how much water often hinge on imperfect data. A nonprofit collaboration called OpenET hopes to change that.

Source: As water grows more scarce in the West, a satellite tool offers new insight into farm irrigation | Wyoming Public Media

PHOENIX (AP) — Officials in drought-stricken Arizona are moving to regulate groundwater use on the state’s western edge where wells have been running dry.

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Corpus Christi officials warned Tuesday that the city’s water supply is operating with little room to spare as lake levels decline, rainfall forecasts weaken and key groundwater projects are not yet online.

Source: Corpus Christi warns water supply margins are tight after council update | KRIS 6

New irrigation tech and policy reforms could help Texas save water for agriculture as population growth threatens supplies statewide.

Source: Texas water crisis demands new thinking across agriculture | Farm Progress

A figure adapted from the paper showing extreme water storage anomalies across the world as detected by the GRACE and…

Source: El Niño and La Niña Make Water Extremes Move in Sync | Jackson School of Geosciences | The University of Texas at Austin

Texas Ag Commissioner Sid Miller has proposed a plan to protect vital land and resources for the nation’s ag industry from AI data center expansion.

Source: Texas official asks lawmakers to protect ag industry from data centers | Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Concerns are growing in Salado as potential wastewater permits could alter Salado Creek’s ecosystem.

Source: Wastewater permits could send nearly 8 million gallons a day into Salado Creek | kcentv.com

Our aquifers are plunging to historically low levels while most wells remain unmetered. See how some communities are finding solutions to this growing crisis.

Source: New Mexico groundwater crisis: Report reveals solutions as aquifer levels plunge | Albuquerque Journal