Residents and small businesses across the Corpus Christi region subsidized big industrial plants' water bills for years, city officials say. The companies are now fighting to keep the subsidy.

A judge will hear arguments this week in an $80 million dispute over the Texas city’s water rates for chemical plants and refineries.

A judge will hear arguments this week in an $80 million dispute over the Texas city’s water rates for chemical plants and refineries.

A judge will hear arguments this week in an $80 million dispute over the Texas city’s water rates for chemical plants and refineries.

Residents and small businesses across the Corpus Christi region subsidized big industrial plants' water bills for years, city officials say. The companies are now fighting to keep the subsidy.

Residents and small businesses across the Corpus Christi region subsidized big industrial plants' water bills for years, city officials say. The companies are now fighting to keep the subsidy.

A judge will hear arguments this week in an $80 million dispute over the Texas city’s water rates for chemical plants and refineries.

Stubbornly unrealistic assessments of the region’s reservoir system turned this year’s drought conditions into an emergency.

Stubbornly unrealistic assessments of the region’s reservoir system turned this year’s drought conditions into an emergency.

Citgo, Flint Hills and Valero refineries stand in the background of Nueces Bay. This article originally appeared on Inside Climate News, a nonprofit,

Stubbornly unrealistic assessments of the region’s reservoir system turned this year’s drought conditions into an emergency.

Stubbornly unrealistic assessments of the region’s reservoir system turned this year’s drought conditions into an emergency.

Stubbornly unrealistic assessments of the region's reservoir system turned this year's drought conditions into an emergency.

Stubbornly unrealistic assessments of the region’s reservoir system turned this year’s drought conditions into an emergency.

As climate models predicted, every drought for the past 30 years in Corpus Christi has exceeded the parameters contemplated in local plans. This article

Stubbornly unrealistic assessments of the region’s reservoir system turned this year’s drought conditions into an emergency.

Stubbornly unrealistic assessments of the region’s reservoir system turned this year’s drought conditions into an emergency.

Stubbornly unrealistic assessments of the region’s reservoir system turned this year’s drought conditions into an emergency.

Stubbornly unrealistic assessments of the region’s reservoir system turned this year’s drought conditions into an emergency.

Stubbornly unrealistic assessments of the region’s reservoir system turned this year’s drought conditions into an emergency.

Kyle spent $250,000 to reserve water from a proposed desalination plant near Corpus Christi. Now officials must decide whether to invest another $250,000 and continue backing the project.

Officials from the Nueces River Authority collected millions of dollars from cities and utility districts near San Antonio and Austin before they partnered with an Israeli desalination giant.

Officials from the Nueces River Authority collected millions of dollars from cities and utility districts near San Antonio and Austin before they partnered with an Israeli desalination giant.

Officials from the Nueces River Authority collected millions of dollars from cities and utility districts near San Antonio and Austin before they partnered with an Israeli desalination giant.

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Officials from the Nueces River Authority collected millions of dollars from cities and utility districts near San Antonio and Austin before they partnered with an Israeli desalination giant.

For Diane Wilson, the 8,000-mile trip to Formosa Plastics’ annual shareholder meeting in Taipei was part of a strategy of being relentless.

She attended a secret rally in the mountains at midnight with a local environmental organizer, recently returned from exile and surrounded by volunteer bodyguards to protect him against…

For Diane Wilson, the 8,000-mile trip to Formosa Plastics’ annual shareholder meeting in Taipei was part of a strategy of being relentless.

She attended a secret rally in the mountains at midnight with a local environmental organizer, recently returned from exile and surrounded by volunteer bodyguards to protect him against…

City officials expect to reach a “water emergency” within months and run out of water next year. That would halt jet fuel deliveries to Texas airports, hike gas prices and trigger a local economic dis...

As exports of oil and liquified natural gas surge through the Port of Corpus Christi, officials warn the city’s water shortage could stall growth and cost jobs.

City leaders intend to make unprecedented cuts to water use in September but aren’t sure exactly how, as schools and hospitals drill for water.

By Dylan Baddour, Neena Satija of KUT, and Emily Salazar of KEDT This article originally appeared on Inside Climate News (hyperlink to the original story), a nonprofit, non-partisan news organization that covers climate, energy and the environment. Sign up for their newsletter here. This story was published in partnership with the Texas Newsroom, the state’s network of public radio stations.

After years of drought and rising demand, Corpus Christi's water supply is nearing critical levels, raising concerns for residents and one of the nation's largest energy hubs.

Elida Castillo, mayor of Taft, Texas, speaks at a city park on March 31. This article originally appeared on Inside Climate News, a nonprofit,

Concern over water access are poised to consume summer in the US, as crises in Corpus Christi and across the Colorado River threaten to boil over.

Small towns around Corpus Christi worry where they’ll fall on the pecking order if the region’s water runs out.

City leaders intend to make unprecedented cuts to water use in September, but they aren’t sure exactly how.

The drainage district that commissioned the testing has sent a cease-and-desist letter to the company, which says it is in compliance with all requirements for its state wastewater discharge permit.

City leaders intend to make unprecedented cuts to water use in September, but they aren’t sure exactly how.

Even hospitals are drilling wells as the region’s reservoirs reach disastrously low levels and ratings agencies downgrade the city’s outlook.

Four decades into her crusade against Texas petrochemical plants, a retired shrimper remains determined to fight Dow, the largest chemical company in America.

The Texas city of Corpus Christi is facing a severe water crisis because of a prolonged drought, and it is a threat not just to residential use but also to the refineries and petrochemical plants in a major energy port.