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Rogers: The Legislature needs to get serious about water

Three ways to meet Texas’ water needs

Dallas Morning News

February 16, 2025

When my two oldest children were young, there was no “city water” or well water on our ranch south of Graford. Most of Palo Pinto County has marginal ground water resources, and our property is in an area void of this luxury. Water was derived from an old cistern that captured rain off a barn roof, and during the frequent droughts this precious commodity was often in short supply.

Marion County commissioners fight Lake O’ the Pines water sale to DFW area

KLTV 7

February 14, 2025

TYLER, Texas (KLTV) - East Texans are sounding off on the proposed sale of water to the DFW metroplex.It happened in a special meeting on Friday, where just the proposal of selling water from Lake O’the Pines had citizens in several counties in an uproar.There was a packed house in Jefferson, as the Marion County commissioners convened to hear citizens object to the sale of water from Lake O’ the Pines to the metroplex.

NETMWD Delivers Facts Regarding Potential Sale or Lease of Water From Lake O’ the Pines

Gilmer Mirror

February 14, 2025

Hughes Springs, TX (February 13, 2025) — Northeast Texas Municipal Water District (NETMWD) is in discussions with North Texas Municipal Water District (North Texas MWD) regarding a sale or lease of excess water from Lake O’ the Pines.??Discussions are ongoing, so specifics about any final agreement do not exist. In the meantime, public conversation has been filled with misinformation, incorrect data, and speculation.?

Cities work toward upgrading water infrastructure amid growing populations, usage

Community Impact

February 14, 2025

Pearland and Manvel are working on the largest infrastructure projects in their respective histories—and each of them are related to water infrastructure.Pearland is working toward building out its new Barry Rose Water Reclamation Facility, which is part of a $216 million project to build the plant and decommission two others, and Manvel began work last year after approving a new water reclamation facility for $40 million, officials with both cities said.

“We have a problem here”: Sen. Charles Perry outlines his plans to save Texas’ water supply

The Texas Tribune

February 13, 2025

LUBBOCK — Texas is decades and billions of dollars behind on water funding, Sen. Charles Perry said Thursday, and the legislature must act this year to ensure the state’s future water needs are met.Perry, a Lubbock Republican, has taken a leadership role at the Capitol to solve the state’s water crisis. He is expected to file priority legislation that would ask voters to create a dedicated source of money to help pay for water supply and infrastructure and build a new water grid that would help manage the state’s water supply.

Texas Water Development Board approves financial assistance totaling $52,786,369 for water loss and water system improvement projects

Texas Water Development Board

February 13, 2025

AUSTIN – (February 13, 2025) – The Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) today approved financial assistance totaling $52,786,369 for water loss and water system improvement projects.

Hidalgo County Ranked in Top 10 in Flood Infrastructure Fund Project Prioritization List

Texas Border Business

February 13, 2025

AUSTIN?–?The Hidalgo County Drainage District No. 1 (HCDD1) has secured a Top 10 position in the draft 2024-2025 Flood Infrastructure Fund (FIF) Project Prioritization List, administered by the Texas Water Development Board (TWDB).

McAllen Public Utility Secures Nearly $10M Federal Grant for Brackish Groundwater Desalination Project

Funding advances City of McAllen’s efforts to secure long-term water sustainability

Texas Border Business

February 13, 2025

McAllen Public Utility (MPU) was awarded a nearly $10 million grant from the U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation WaterSMART: Desalination Construction Project WIIN Act Funding Opportunity. The federal funding is for Phase 1 of a McAllen Brackish Groundwater Treatment Facility.

Beeville declares water emergency, moves forward with reverse osmosis system

Beeville Bee-Picayune

February 13, 2025

Citing prolonged drought conditions and elevated levels of Total Trihalomethanes (TTHM) in the city’s water supply, Mayor Mike Willow declared the construction of a reverse osmosis system an emergency requiring immediate funding to protect public health.

Liberty Hill needs to up water supply to avoid shortages

Community Impact

February 13, 2025

Liberty Hill’s 2025 Water Master Plan showed the city could see water shortages if it does not bolster infrastructure.The plan assessed the future water needs for the city from 2025-2050, showing the city could see water shortages “within the next couple of years,” said Zach Stein, who presented a summary of the plan to Liberty Hill City Council.

Cy-Fair entities shift to surface water with multimillion-dollar infrastructure projects

Community Impact

February 12, 2025

Water authorities serving the Cy-Fair area are ramping up efforts to convert a larger portion of their water supply to surface water, aiming to reduce groundwater reliance and comply with Harris-Galveston Subsidence District regulations.HGSD data from 2019-23 shows the Greater Houston area continues to experience subsidence, or the collapsing of the land due to movement beneath the earth’s surface. HGSD General Manager Mike Turco said the phenomenon is often caused by groundwater withdrawal

McAllen city leaders seeking $2 billion in investments for new groundwater treatment project

KRGV

February 11, 2025

McAllen city leaders seeking $2 billion in investments for new groundwater treatment projectWater remains a big concern in the Rio Grande Valley, and McAllen city leaders are hoping to address that.McAllen city officials traveled to Austin to ask state lawmakers for funding toward several city projects. Among the projects is a new groundwater treatment project McAllen Mayor Javier Villalobos said would supply water to people outside of the reservoirs.

Brownsville city leaders requesting state funds for future projects

KRGV

February 11, 2025

As SpaceX continues to expand, growing pains are being felt on Highway 4.“Every month there are more and more employees coming down here — every launch attracts more and more people from all over the world,” Brownsville Commissioner Tino Villarreal said.Villarreal is one of several Brownsville city leaders asking for support from state lawmakers for state tax dollars for certain infrastructure projects in the Brownsville area.

City looks at brackish groundwater as a way to deal with the drought

Kiii TV

February 11, 2025

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The topic of water led the charge during Tuesday's Corpus Christi City Council meeting as leaders continue to pursue new options in the face of our dwindling supply.One of those alternative options presented is utilizing brackish groundwater.When it comes to finding future water resources, we know the city is already working toward a seawater desalination plant in the Corpus Christi Ship Channel's Inner Harbor. That's still years away.

City of San Marcos projects water shortage by 2047

The University Star

February 11, 2025

San Marcos is projected to face a water shortage by 2047, as current resources are unable to meet the expected future demand.

Council OKs Start Of Design Work For Wastewater Utility Projects

Brownwood News

February 11, 2025

During Tuesday morning’s meeting, the Brownwood City Council authorized the City Manager Emily Crawford to sign a contract with eHT to begin the design work for the utility projects at a cost not to exceed $565,000.