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The oil and gas industry is polluting East Texas drinking water sources: ‘A disaster waiting to happen’
JOAQUIN — The ground is swelling under a small East Texas town along the state border, where oil and gas wastewater is flowing up from old oil and gas wells and bursting into an aquifer used for drinking water.
Underground and on the Horizon: Produced Water in Texas
A recent Texas Water Foundation policy brief explores how treated produced water could contribute to Texas’ future water supply.
Governor Directs TWDB to Enforce Water-Use Reporting Requirements
Governor Greg Abbott has directed the TWDB to compel “major” water users, including data centers, to comply with statutory water-use reporting requirements and pursue legal consequences for past and future noncompliance
P-13 Wells in Texas: Who Bears the Cost When a Converted Oil and Gas Well Fails? | Winstead PC – JDSupra
Data centers are coming to Texas. What could it mean for your electric bill, water and neighborhood?
Will electric bills go up? Who pays for the infrastructure needed to power them? How much water will they use? And if a data center is proposed near your neighborhood, who is responsible for answering your questions?
Appeals court says clean drinking water isn’t a constitutional right
The ruling followed a lawsuit filed in 2022 by residents in Jackson, Mississippi, over the city’s lead-contaminated water system.
Source: Appeals court says clean drinking water isn’t a constitutional right | News Nation
Poll: Texans want faster action on water
A new poll from Texas 2036 shows Texans are worried about water, and they want lawmakers to act fast.
TCEQ approves 120-day pause on water releases into Nueces Estuary and Corpus Christi Bay | kiiitv.com
State environmental regulators unanimously approved an emergency order temporarily suspending water releases, according to Corpus Christi City Manager Peter Zanoni.
If Colorado River compact heads to Supreme Court, ‘everybody loses,’ experts say
Widespread cuts and uncertainty could await cities, farms and ranches if a dispute heads to the Supreme Court
Source: If Colorado River compact heads to Supreme Court, ‘everybody loses,’ experts say | CPR News