Water

As one of the worst heat waves on record set in across much of the southern United States, barrels of life-saving water for wayward migrants traveling on foot have vanished.

A state prison leaking thousands of gallons of water left Venus, near Fort Worth, without water pressure and now under a boil notice.

SAWS is patrolling neighborhoods and issuing citations for those who violate guidelines.

People exposed to tainted water on the North Carolina Marine base from 1953 to 1987 can sue the government, but judges are hoping to keep the litigation from dragging on for years.

Texas loses billions of gallons of water a year to broken pipes and leaks. The problem is worse in rural areas.

In a first-of-its-kind survey of public water utilities, the EPA estimates that 7% of water lines in Texas, more than 647,000, are lead based. It’s the fifth-highest proportion of lead-based water lines in the country.

The unofficial neighborhoods along the border count about a half-million residents. Many lack basic infrastructure and resources, like water.

Even though state inspectors have documented significant problems with Toyah’s water system,, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality took years to respond.

The Texas attorney general finally filed suit last year, but some residents in Toyah say the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality was 'negligent' and want to know what took so long.

In 2022, Kerrville received 12.38 inches of rain, 60% below its normal average. As the drought continues into 2023, what can Hill Country residents do to preserve the water they have?