National · Texas
The plan funds reservoir repairs, brackish desalination pilots, and leak detection in 41 municipal systems.
Marisol Cortez
7:02 AM ET · 4 min read
The state water board approved the first tranche of a $2.1 billion supply program, prioritizing leak reduction in systems losing more than 15% of treated water.
Two brackish desalination pilots in the Rio Grande Valley received design funding.
Six pages, no jargon, written for owners who do their own books.
The 68–30 vote sets up final passage later this week, with road, bridge and rural broadband funding at the center of the bill.
6:04 AM ET · 3 min read
Barge traffic on the lower Mississippi returned to normal draft limits, easing a bottleneck that raised freight costs across the Midwest.
5:40 AM ET · 4 min read
The agreement sets separate rate classes for large computing loads, a template other states are watching closely.
5:12 AM ET · 5 min read
