News Items of Interest

Pflugerville Stage 3 water restrictions indefinitely - Spectrum News

3/11/26 12:14 pm

The city enacted Stage 3 restrictions on March 4 after a fourth waterline break since September.

SAWS is giving away plants this weekend. Here's how to get one.

3/11/26 11:44 am

The first 1000 adults to arrive at the the annual Spring Bloom gardening event will receive a free plant, the utility says.

News Release: March 11, 2026: Options Abound at Texas State Parks for Spring Break

3/11/26 10:41 am

AUSTIN — For many Texans, spring break is around the corner, and those planning their travel routes and trips should take a gander at the ...

Texas Hill Country: Worth fighting for - Boerne Star

3/11/26 10:24 am

Groundwater conservation districts continue to sound alarms about water availability. Farmers and ranchers, the original conservationists, are ...

Houston Hosts Watershed Roundtable on Conservation Partnerships April 8

3/11/26 10:00 am

The Texas Water Resources Institute (TWRI) at Texas A&M AgriLife will host the Spring 2026 Watershed Coordinator Roundtable on April 8 in Houston, ...

Incredible Journeys: Keeping Tabs on Migrating Whooping Cranes - The Revelator

3/11/26 09:01 am

Migration: Many animal species do it — from tiny zooplankton to enormous whales — moving over every continent and through all oceans, ...

7 ways Longmont residents can save water during drought conditions

3/11/26 08:01 am

That is roughly equivalent to about 270 loads of laundry. Checking faucets, toilets and irrigation systems for leaks is one of the fastest ways ...

Times readers pose solutions to our area-wide water shortage | Letters

3/11/26 06:01 am

How bad is our drought? Tampa Bay under one of worst water shortages in 50 years | March 8. Better planning, please. St. Petersburg is evolving at ...

Corpus Christi, Texas, Shows How Not to Manage Water - Bloomberg.com

3/11/26 04:37 am

Corpus Christi, Texas, is about to run dangerously short of water, a development nobody saw coming aside from all the people who have seen it ...

ExxonMobil set to to move its legal home to Texas, citing business friendly environment

3/11/26 02:29 am

ExxonMobil is poised to move its legal headquarters from New Jersey to Texas in search of a more friendly business environment, ...

Lake Corpus Christi hits historic low as weekend storm offers little relief for drought conditions

3/11/26 01:00 am

Lake Corpus Christi is at a historic low of 9.9% capacity. Officials say 20–40 inches of rain are needed to replenish the drought-stricken ...

Round Rock ISD parents push back on future bus route cuts - CBS Austin

3/11/26 12:37 am

Parents in Round Rock ISD are pushing back against the district's plan to cut some bus routes next school year, a change that would require some ...

Stage 3 water restrictions continue as Lake Pflugerville levels drop amid pipeline breaks

3/10/26 10:09 pm

Leaders in Pflugerville, Texas shared an update Tuesday on the water line break that led to emergency Stage 3 water restrictions last week.

Is Texas ready for the fast-approaching data center boom? - CBS News

3/10/26 09:57 pm

The state is already home to nearly 400 data centers, but hundreds more are in the works.

Officials detail pipeline failures behind Pflugerville water restrictions - Community Impact

3/10/26 09:30 pm

Pflugerville officials say several pipeline failures disrupted water flow into Lake Pflugerville, prompting water restrictions and emergency ...

NWS: West Central Texas under 'enhanced' risk of severe weather

3/10/26 09:01 pm

The National Weather Service of San Angelo and Abilene has predicted that scattered thunderstorms will come to parts of West Central Texas on ...

'Lack of ability to make a decision.' Governor Abbott critical of Corpus Christi leadership in ...

3/10/26 08:22 pm

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Governor Greg Abbott was critical of the City of Corpus Christi's handling of its water supply and warning the state could ...

Corpus Christi's water issues spur threat of state takeover - The Texas Tribune

3/10/26 07:02 pm

Residents and businesses' demand for water could soon exceed supply. Gov. Greg Abbott said the state could step in if solutions aren't found.

Rangers' probe shows $300K paid to Cam. Co. drainage officials since 2000 - MyRGV.com

3/10/26 06:51 pm

A Texas Rangers investigation found Cameron County Drainage District No. 3 falsified records to pay a longtime board president and a former board ...

Water planners eye aquifer levels as East Texas growth pressures water demand - KTRE

3/10/26 06:03 pm

The group helps coordinate groundwater conservation efforts across 27 East Texas counties. The commission agreed that its independent consultant ...

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