A high-tech chemical company has purchased the last available water in the Nueces River to make hydrogen and ammonia for export.

Source: Water scarcity and clean energy collide in South Texas | The Texas Tribune

McALLEN, Texas (Border Report) — A disaster declaration has been issued for a deep South Texas border county, which is suffering from drought and a lack of water payments from Mexico.

Source: ‘Exceptional drought’ prompts disaster declaration in South Texas border county

Officials are worried that there’s arsenic in some of the estimated 13,500 private water wells in Ector and Midland counties.

Source: Texas A&M will test well water in Ector, Midland counties | The Texas Tribune

This is the first of a two part series on the Groundwater Symposium that occurred at Texas State University on April 2 bringing together the area’s groundwater conservation district leaders.

Source: Experts talk water, or lack thereof, in aquifers | San Marcos Record

There are concerns in the Central Valley that, despite two good years of rain, groundwater recharge projects may get squeezed. Wilson Walker reports from Fresno County. (4-4-24)Website: http://kpix.comYouTube: http://www.youtube.com/CBSSanFranciscoFacebook: http://www.facebook.com/CBSSanFranciscoInstagram: http://www.instagram.com/KPIXtvTwitter: http://twitter.com/KPIXtv

Source: Central Valley farmers fear groundwater recharge may be hampered by state water policy – CBS San Francisco

Source: Illegal dam on Llano River tributary to be demolished – DailyTrib.com

The state lawmakers blamed Mexico for the recent closure of a Rio Grande Valley sugar mill that employed 500 people.

Source: Bipartisan group of South Texas lawmakers accuse Mexico of violating Water Treaty | San Antonio | San Antonio Current

“We want to get to the bottom of this and stop it.”

Source: Lawmakers rush to stop ‘catastrophic-level event’ at Texas oil fields: ‘We are going to have complete and utter ecological devastation’