Corpus Christi

Corpus Christi could face a water emergency in the coming months. So how did this coastal city end up in such a precarious position? Drought is a major part of the story. But there is also a growing question about whether years of local political conflict and delayed decisions helped deepen the crisis.

The local utility will help develop potential options for a seawater desalination project at the Barney Davis Power Plant in Corpus Christi.

As reservoirs fall below 10% of capacity, council members are expected to provide an update on the city’s dwindling water supply and when customers might have to cut back on water use.

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

Decades after her death, there remains no shortage of ways fans memorialize the Tejano superstar. Nowhere is that more apparent than in the city where she lived, and now rests.

The coastal city also has been trying for years to develop a seawater desalination plant, but its efforts have lagged as big, thirsty industries continue to locate nearby and a five-year drought persists.

On Tuesday, in accordance with the Texas Election Code, the candidates drew lots to break the tie.

The aquarium sits on the edge of Corpus Christi Bay, which can make it vulnerable to big storms.

People in Corpus Christi could be the first in Texas to drink treated seawater. Water scarcity in the state is a growing crisis, and ocean desalination is being touted as a solution. But community activists are pointing out there are serious downsides to ocean desalination.

The self-styled 'Sparkling City by the Sea' could be the first to dive into ocean desalination — but many local residents are opposed.