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San Antonio councilman calls for city to look into data center growth and resource drain

District 6’s Ric Galvan said policy hasn’t kept up with the growth in data centers, which are projected to strain local water and energy resources.

by Stephanie Koithan October 30, 2025October 31, 2025

District 6’s Ric Galvan said policy hasn’t kept up with the growth in data centers, which are projected to strain local water and energy resources.

Members of Texas' congressional delegation want President Donald Trump to use upcoming trade negotiations to hold Mexico accountable for missing a key water deadline.

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Texas’ congressional delegation wants Trump to punish Mexico for missing key water deadline

The state’s citrus industry is at risk, farmers say, after Mexico failed to deliver water it owes Texas as part of a 1944 treaty.

by Berenice Garcia, The Texas Tribune October 26, 2025October 26, 2025

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San Antonio data centers guzzled 463 million gallons of water as area faced drought

The heavy usage, equivalent to tens of thousands of households, comes as residents are told to conserve water.

by Stephanie Koithan July 30, 2025October 30, 2025

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‘Water is the new oil’ as Texas cities square off over aquifer pipeline plans

Fast-growing Georgetown plans to pump 89 million gallons a day from the Carrizo Wilcox Aquifer but the project is being fought by Bryan, College Station and Texas A&M University, which depend on the same water.

by Dylan Baddour, Inside Climate News March 31, 2025June 17, 2025

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Texas farmers face mounting expenses as droughts worsen

Rising temperatures intensify drought and increase costs for the heavily subsidized crop insurance program.

by Dylan Baddour, Inside Climate News, and Alejandra Martinez, The Texas Tribune June 6, 2024April 8, 2025

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Texas delegation urges Congress to withhold aid to Mexico over water treaty dispute

A bipartisan group of Texas lawmakers are demanding appropriators withhold funds for the country until Mexico lives up to its end of a 1944 water treaty that requires it to send 1.75 million acre-feet to the U.S. every five years.

Matthew Choi, The Texas TribuneMay 13, 2024January 14, 2025

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Texas faces dangerously low water supplies as experts brace for another hot summer

Scientists say another hot, dry year would drain Texas reservoirs to historic lows and prompt emergency steps, Inside Climate News reports.

by Sanford Nowlin January 22, 2024December 16, 2024

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Texas ag agency says climate change threatens state’s food supply

A new Texas Department of Agriculture report also points to other factors that are making it harder for Texans to access and afford food, including wages falling behind rising costs of living.

by Jayme Lozano, The Texas Tribune January 3, 2023November 17, 2024

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Hemp was supposed to save Texas farmers during a drought. It hasn’t yet.

Hemp advocates promised the Texas Legislature the crop was drought resistant. The 2022 drought has proven otherwise. And farmers are abandoning the nascent market.

by Sneha Dey, The Texas Tribune September 11, 2022July 2, 2024

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Popular swimming hole north of San Antonio runs dry for fourth time in history due to ongoing drought

The popular cooling-off spot was closed to swimmers earlier this summer due to high bacteria counts, also caused by the lack of rain and low water levels in the well.

by Michael Karlis July 28, 2022November 7, 2024

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Car Wash Thieves, Beto O’Rourke: The top 10 headlines in San Antonio this week

Strangely, our most-read story involved a carwash owner venting on TikTok about a burglary at his business.

by San Antonio Current Staff July 15, 2022August 3, 2023

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Edwards Aquifer Authority warns residents that stage 4 water restrictions are likely by August

The aquifer’s J-17 well level dropped more than 4 feet in the past 10 days.

by Michael Karlis July 14, 2022May 29, 2025

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Fireworks likely to blame for San Antonio house fires over Fourth of July weekend

Despite local fireworks bans, July 4 was an “extremely busy day” for the fire department, its chief said.

by Michael Karlis July 5, 2022July 9, 2024

The 40 MW Alamo is one of several solar farms in the San Antonio area already providing power to CPS Energy.

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Despite its high carbon emissions, Texas ranked among the states most receptive to green technology

The study comes as Texas lawmakers look to punish companies for ‘boycotting’ the state’s oil industry.

by Michael Karlis June 27, 2022November 5, 2024

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Texas power demand could exceed supply this afternoon, ERCOT forecasts

The previous all-time record for power demand was set on Monday, and some still have lingering memories of the grid’s collapse during Winter Storm Uri.

by Michael Karlis June 23, 2022August 17, 2023