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The San Antonio Water System is expected to request a rate increase next year, its first since 2020. What is the SAWS position on a proposed wastewater treatment facility at the Guajolote Ranch development? How expensive and complicated will the relocation of a downtown chilled water plant be to accommodate Project Marvel?

This week on Texas Matters: The demands of massive AI data centers are growing every day.ERCOT projects the state’s grid will need to double in the next five years to meet the demands of AI.AI also uses a lot of water. It’s projected AI will consume nearly 7% of the state’s water supply by the year 2030, a significant drain on a state already dealing with water scarcity.

This week on Texas Matters: The demands of massive AI data centers are growing every day.ERCOT projects the state’s grid will need to double in the next five years to meet the demands of AI.AI also uses a lot of water. It’s projected AI will consume nearly 7% of the state’s water supply by the year 2030, a significant drain on a state already dealing with water scarcity.

Kiss your gummies goodbye. Texas is on the verge of a total ban on hemp-derived THC. Lawsuits are coming after the GOP commanded putting the ten commandments in all classrooms. And lawmakers promised they would do something about water scarcity in Texas. Did they deliver?

The Edwards Aquifer Authority on Friday declared Stage 5 Critical Period Management for Edwards groundwater permit holders in the San Antonio Pool.

Bexar County is in a prolonged exceptional drought, and we’re already dealing with 100-degree days.And due to climate change it’s only going to get hotter and dryer in the coming years. How do we garden and landscape using drought and heat tolerant plants? How can you make your lawn Texas tough and beautiful?

Gov. Abbott is making water an emergency item. Sarah Schlessinger, the CEO of Texas Water Foundation, explains the Texas water problem and what can be done to secure water supplies to Texas' future.

In August 2023, the deadliest US wildfire in more than a century reduced much of a Hawaiian town to ashes, displacing thousands. PBS Frontline’s new documentary, “Maui’s Deadly Firestorm,” is a year-long investigation into the devastating wildfire that claimed 102 lives.

Extreme drought conditions cover the lake area, along with most of Comal, Bandera, Bexar, Kendall, and Medina counties, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor, and are among the worst drought conditions anywhere in the nation.

County Fire Marshal Chris Lopez recommended the burn ban due to fire-prone conditions that could lead to wildfires.