If East Texas doesn’t protect its groundwater supplies, it won’t need to worry about its lakes, rivers and streams. They’ll dry up, too, without groundwater, Gregg County Judge Bill Stoudt said this week.
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Editorial: Could underground dams enable Valley to once again use groundwater as a source? | MyRGV.com
Texas Republicans turn against data centers, putting big tech on notice
By Helen Coster and Dawn Kopecki NEW YORK, Sept 3 (Reuters) – Less than a year ago, Texas Governor Greg Abbott hailed Texas as the “epicenter of AI development.” Now, in his bid for re-election, he is calling for sweeping new restrictions on data centers. And he’s hardly alone. Across the country, as Democrats ride a wave of local opposition to data centers ahead of the November elections,
Source: Texas Republicans turn against data centers, putting big tech on notice | Reuters
Search for sustainable water leads Texas farmers out of state
A drought in 2011 prompted the Huffhines family to seek farmland not reliant on an aquifer. The search took them from their home base Texas into Oklahoma.
Source: Search for sustainable water leads Texas farmers out of state | Farm Press
Gov. Abbott says Corpus Christi council ‘failed’ after not moving forward with desalination design contract
Inner Harbor desalination project stalls again after City Council vote
Perry: Produced water desalination is the future of water supply in Texas
State Senator Charles Perry says the payoff from investments made today may not come during current leaders’ lifetimes.
Source: Perry: Produced water desalination is the future of water supply in Texas | Fox 34
The Rio Grande is drying up. What does that mean for Texas? | Texas Standard
Texas Monthly reporter Jack Herrera traveled all 1,900 miles of the river to learn more.
Source: The Rio Grande is drying up. What does that mean for Texas? | Texas Standard
Corpus Christi, Still in Need of Long-Term Water Sources, Again Rejects Desalination Plant
The Corpus Christi City Council has rejected a billion-dollar water treatment plant for the second time
Texas lawmakers consider water limits as data centers rapidly expand | khou.com
Data centers are expanding across Texas, but lawmakers are questioning whether their growing water needs could strain the state’s supply.
Source: Texas lawmakers consider water limits as data centers rapidly expand | khou.com
What it could take to build sustainable data centers in Texas | KUT Radio, Austin’s NPR Station
Data center development has picked up in the Austin area, and residents have voiced concerns about water and energy resources related to the construction. But experts say they can use those concerns to get the companies to build more sustainably.
Source: What it could take to build sustainable data centers in Texas | KUT Radio, Austin’s NPR Station