The Friends of the Pecos River and Texas Produced Water Consortium will host an educational forum, a “town hall” conversation about the beneficial reuse of treated produced water, on Friday, October 2, from 9:30 a.m. to noon at the Iraan Civic Center. This event will give landowners and community members the chance to hear directly […]
Source: Pecos River town hall set to discuss benefits of reused, treated water | Big Bend Sentinel
Pacifico Energy, the company developing a massive natural gas power plant and data center owned by Amazon in Pecos County, met with officials in neighboring Brewster County this week about the possibility of a similar project northwest of Alpine.
Source: Developer behind Amazon’s Pecos County data center approaches Brewster County officials | TPR
Patrick questioned why local leaders “keep voting that down” as he called for a desalination plant to address Corpus Christi’s water crisis.
The country is divided. Not over politics this time, but over weather.
Source: NOAA releases weather predictions for the rest of 2026 | The Hill
By Julie TomascikEditorProtecting private property rights and identifying additional water sources for agriculture were among Texas Farm Bureau’s priorities outlined before state lawmakers this week.The Texas House Committee on Energy Resources considered carbon capture and the potential use of produced water during an interim hearing Sept. 14.Carbon capture projects could provide an economic opportunity for
Source: Carbon storage, produced water focus of interim hearing | Texas Farm Bureau
The city now expects to sell about $300 million in bonds as the Evangeline water-rights purchase faces delays.
Source: Corpus Christi was planning to borrow $500 million. Here’s why that number just dropped | kiiitv.com
Some Corpus Christi council members want changes to the drought plan, while city water officials say the review is still in its early stages.
Source: Corpus Christi begins water review to consider updating drought contingency plan | kiiitv.com
AUSTIN — The Barton Springs-Edwards Aquifer Conservation District (BSEACD) Board of Directors heard a presentation regarding its requested hydrogeological and geochemical study at its meeting Thursday, Sept. 10.
As soon as Dillon Berglund could walk, he was in the rice fields with his dad. “There were times I’d fall in the mud, and he’d have to go back home to change my clothes,” Berglund said. “I’ve been out here ever since, and I wouldn’t want to do anything else.” At eight years
Source: Water costs drive changes for young Texas rice farmer | Texas Farm Bureau
Land beneath parts of Southeast Texas is sinking—and for some homeowners, the effects are showing up in cracked walls, sticking doors, foundation problems and worsening flooding. Here’s what’s causing subsidence, where the ground is sinking today, what’s being done to slow it down and how homeowners can check whether their neighborhood is affected.
Source: The ground beneath Southeast Texas is sinking: what every homeowner should know | Spectrum News