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A rip current statement in effect for Calhoun Islands Region

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Texas Senate takes first step toward establishing billions for state’s water supply, infrastructure

Voters would have the final say on whether the state sets aside billions of dollars to acquire new water sources and invest in aging infrastructure.

Black and Hispanic Texans say they don’t trust the quality of their water

A survey was commissioned by the nonprofit organization Texas Water Trade and included responses from households in both rural border communities and in urban areas across Houston and Dallas-Fort Worth.

A new bipartisan group of Texas lawmakers wants to highlight the state’s fragile water infrastructure

So far there has been an average of six boil-water notices a day across Texas in 2023.

Midland is the latest Texas city to issue a boil-water notice

Officials said the water levels at the local reservoir were too low to meet safety standards.

‘Refrain’ due to ‘strain’: City officials in surrounding Houston areas ask residents to stop dripping faucets

There has already been confusion on whether “to drip or not to drip” during this week’s “big chill,” but that may no longer be an issue because several local officials are asking people in the surrounding Houston areas to stop dripping their faucets as it can cause more harm than good at this time.

A boil-water notice in Houston made national news. In rural Texas, it’s a way of life.

Rural communities face compounding reasons they can’t improve their water infrastructure, including inflation and a lack of human resources.

Houston officials say state made the call on water boil notice

For more than 24 hours, nearly everyone in the nation’s fourth-most-populous city had been asked to boil water after a power outage at a water treatment plant Sunday.

Houstonians say the city fumbled sounding the alarm on boil water notice

Many residents in the nation’s fourth-most-populous city heard that they couldn’t drink tap water from friends or neighbors, not from City Hall.

Houston boil water notice forces schools to shut down

Millions of Houston residents are expected to be under a boil water notice until Tuesday after a power outage at a water treatment plant. At least four school districts canceled Monday classes.

An East Texas town must boil its water on Thanksgiving as officials seek a solution to aging infrastructure

Zavalla lost all water for several days. The Texas Department of Emergency Management has sent pallets of bottled water and a team to help.

Texas’ plan to provide water for a growing population virtually ignores climate change

Texas’ biggest single solution to providing enough water for its soaring population in the coming decades is using more surface water, including about two dozen new large reservoirs. But climate change has made damming rivers a riskier bet.

To save water in Texas, these nonprofits are paying farmers to leave it in reservoirs

As Texas continues to battle drought, groups are trying a market-based solution to help farmers and protect what little water is left.

EPA may try to block what could be the first seawater desalination plant built in Texas

Citing water quality concerns, the Environmental Protection Agency may refuse to recognize a permit that Texas approved Thursday for a marine desalination plant at the Port of Corpus Christi.

Gov. Greg Abbott declares Dallas-Fort Worth deluge a disaster, freeing up state resources to help in recovery

The declaration covers 23 counties across the state and comes after some saw more than 10 inches of rainfall Monday.

After decades of broken promises, a Texas ‘donut hole’ community will get running water

Construction began in July to bring water to Cochran, one of several colonias along the border not served by public water systems. The project is expected to be completed by October.

“A perfect storm”: Drought, extreme heat and two faulty wells threaten a North Texas town’s water supply

“We’re on the brink. We’re teetering. It’s a balancing act. It’s a 50/50 proposition,” said Gunter City Manager Rick Chaffin.

The Odessa water outage underscores a growing problem: Aging pipes in Texas cities are getting more fragile

Texas had 3,866 water boil notices in 2021, the most in the last decade. Aging water systems threaten water supply and quality — and for many small towns across the state, they won’t be cheap to repair.

Tens of thousands of people in Odessa have endured nearly 48 hours without water to drink, wash or flush toilets

The outage left about 165,000 people without water in Odessa and some surrounding areas. It has been attributed to a main line break in the city’s aging water system and comes amid a dayslong heat wave.

More than 165,000 people in Odessa still without water after aging line breaks

Officials haven’t specified what caused the break, but say the broken line is about 60 years old.

Rural Texas was meant to get 10% of state bonds for water projects. A report shows it’s getting less than 1%.

Rural Texas communities often don’t have the resources, technical experience, or ability to take on large amounts of debt to pursue state funds for water supply and quality projects. So, many simply don’t apply.

Climate change is making Texas hotter, threatening public health, water supply and the state’s infrastructure

A report from the state climatologist finds that the state is experiencing hotter days with less relief from high temperatures at night.

Water testing, flushing continues in Lake Jackson as ‘Boil water’ notice remains

Residents said they are thankful for the free cases of water bottles being given out at the Lake Jackson Rec Center but they are still frustrated after another week of a boil water notice. READ: Lake Jackson residents asked to conserve water usage as ‘Boil water’ notice remains“It’s just everything. City Manager Modesto Mundo said they are currently in the middle of a very intensive process of water monitoring, testing and flushing throughout Lake Jackson. This all comes after a 6-year-old boy died last month from a brain-eating amoeba after coming into contact with city water. And the latest blow just Sunday -- a soldier who helped give out bottled water tested positive for the coronavirus.

Lake Jackson residents asked to conserve water usage as ‘Boil water’ notice remains

HOUSTON – The city of Lake Jackson said the ‘Boil water’ notice could remain in place for another two weeks following the discovery of a potentially deadly amoeba in the water system. “We’re trying to get out of our boil water notice,” said city manager Modesto Mundo. To complete the latest process, Mundo is asking water customers to conserve. “We need the cooperation of everybody in our community and our businesses to lower the water usage as much as possible for outside water usage,” he said. The boil water notice impacts thousands of customers, including Sandra Crumrine.

Gov. Abbott issues disaster declaration for Brazoria County in response to deadly amoeba found in Lake Jackson water supply

HOUSTON – Gov. Greg Abbott issued a disaster declaration for Brazoria County in response to Naeglera Fowleri, a deadly amoeba found in water samples taken from the City of Lake Jackson. A ‘Boil water’ notice is in place for Lake Jackson as authorities continue to flush and disinfect the water system back to normal. “The state of Texas is taking swift action to respond to the situation and support the communities whose water systems have been impacted by this ameba,” said Gov. “I urge Texans in Lake Jackson to follow the guidance of local officials and take the appropriate precautions to protect their health and safety as we work to restore safe tap water in the community.”View the Disaster Declaration.

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