Source: News Release 2/10/26 Council Approves Groundwater Purchase | City of Corpus Christi
Author: Alan Day
Water stewards named
The Elgin Courier – serves Elgin, Texas, and wider Bastrop County. Founded by Miles Hill, the paper has been published weekly since 1890
Public Utility Commission of Texas to study water usage at data centers as they expand across state – Houston Public Media
The commission will share its findings with the Texas Water Development Board and Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.
Corpus Christi approves $28 million groundwater rights purchase to expand water supply
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Corpus Christi City Council approved a $28 million groundwater rights purchase Monday to expand the Western Well Field and boost the city’s long-term water supply capacity.
Source: Corpus Christi approves $28 million groundwater rights purchase to expand water supply | KRIS 6
A Texas county rejects a moratorium on data center development amid AI boom | News From The States
After hours of testimony from dozens of residents, Hood County commissioners voted down a proposed temporary pause on new industrial development, including data centers, after a letter from a state senator threatened legal action saying the county did not have the power to issue moratoriums.
Source: A Texas county rejects a moratorium on data center development amid AI boom | News From The States
‘We’re headed towards a disaster’: Texas House sets stage for 2027 water fight
The Texas House Natural Resources Committee on Groundwater Management and Conservation is preparing for the upcoming session by discussing the issue of water sustainability.
Source: ‘We’re headed towards a disaster’: Texas House sets stage for 2027 water fight | KXAN
‘We’re headed towards a disaster’: Texas House sets stage for 2027 water fight
The Texas House Natural Resources Committee on Groundwater Management and Conservation is preparing for the upcoming session by discussing the issue of water sustainability.
Source: ‘We’re headed towards a disaster’: Texas House sets stage for 2027 water fight | KTSM
How to entice water guzzlers to conserve
A California field experiment shows why targeting high water users with water conservation incentives outperforms years of public messaging.
Source: How to entice water guzzlers to conserve | University of Rochester
Chevron buys West Texas ranch tied to years-long ‘zombie wells’ lawsuit
The long-running legal battle over leaking oil wells quietly ends.
Source: Chevron buys West Texas ranch tied to years-long ‘zombie wells’ lawsuit | Chron
Special master OKs Rio Grande Compact decree – Alamosa Citizen
Complaint that Texas was being deprived by New Mexico of its equitable apportionment of Rio Grande Compact water has finally been resolved
Source: Special master OKs Rio Grande Compact decree – Alamosa Citizen