MERCEDES, Texas (Border Report) — Mexico’s refusal to pay back the water it owes to the United States has made for a “dire” situation in Texas’ Rio Grande Valley, the head of the U.S. International Boundary and Water Commission said.
Source: ‘A dire situation’: Mexico’s refusal to pay water debt grips South Texas border
By Emmy PowellCommunications SpecialistSoutheast Texas crawfish and rice farmers continue to feel impacts from last summer’s drought and lack of irrigation water.“The last two years have been tough. Costs, equipment and everything else is going up and price of grain doesn’t follow that price,” Kerry Abney, who grows rice, told the
Source: Crawfish, rice impacted by last summer’s drought – Texas Farm Bureau
GALVESTON, Texas (KTRK) — The Gulf could soon be more than just a place to enjoy the beach. It could be how you get your drinking water.
Source: Would you sip Gulf seawater? Study looks at potential of converting it into SE Texas drinking water
Parts of southern and western Texas are facing water shortages including drought conditions in some cases.
Source: Texas Map Shows Where Water Shortage Is Blighting Parts of State
Texas Governor Greg Abbott is facing calls to declare a “state of disaster” over water shortages in the Rio Grande Valley.
Source: Texas Faces Water Crisis
By Peter E. Hosey, Reagan M. Marble, Robert M. Biedrzycki, Brandon Durrett, and Brenda Eckert The fight over produced water has become a contentious issue in the oil patch. Primarily, because it is a new and unforeseen source of revenue for operators and landowners. This article provides a general overview of how one of oil and gas’s biggest liabilities has quickly become one of its greatest assets.
The self-styled ‘Sparkling City by the Sea’ could be the first to dive into ocean desalination — but many local residents are opposed.
Source: Corpus Christi grapples with community debate over ocean desalination | TPR