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Water

A Dallas Water Utilities crew looks on as a 12 inch water main sprays water into the air at...

Texas sets foundation for water future

Legislation includes revenue stream, oversight and performance measures.

By Dallas Morning News Editorial7:00 AMOpinion1

City officials said hemlock, a highly toxic plant, has been discovered growing around White...

Toxic water hemlock plant growing at White Rock Lake

The plant was found scattered along the shorelines of White Rock Lake early this week.

By Bianca Rodriguez-MoraJun 6, 2025

Port of Corpus Christi officials gathered June 2, 2025, to celebrate the forthcoming...

Port of Corpus Christi nears completion of $625 million improvement project after 35 years

The port is the largest crude oil exporter in the U.S. and the third-largest in the world, according to officials.

By Lana FergusonJun 5, 20251

A Dallas Water Utilities crew looks on as a 12 inch water main sprays water into the air at...

‘Texas-sized’ water package es legislature making $20B investment closer to reality

Officials have said the critical investment would help Texas avert a water crisis.

By Lana FergusonJun 2, 2025

Majority Leader of the U.S. House of Representatives Steve Scalise, center, visits the...

Letters to the Editor — Moody’s rating, water plans, traffic signs, high cost of tolls

Readers worry about the Moody’s downgrade; don’t the Marvin Nichols Reservoir; would like updated traffic signs; and complain about how expensive tolls are.

By Letters to the EditorMay 27, 2025Opinion

Lora Wildenthal of Houston browses the books at Deep Vellum Bookstore & Publishing Co. in...

Letters to the Editor — Arts funding, reservoir plans, public education, Mavs, grandkids

Readers worry about funding cuts for the arts; call out some plans to save water; claim Texas doesn’t public education; hope the Mavs survive recent decisions; and love the column on grandchildren.

By Letters to the EditorMay 21, 2025Opinion

Attendees wear green stickers and hold signs in opposition to the proposed Marvin Nichols...

‘My mama put that in her will’: What North Texas reservoir planners are up against

Officials say the Marvin Nichols Reservoir is needed to meet water demand, but some locals insist the land is ‘not for sale.’

By Lana FergusonMay 20, 2025

A local water district says it can’t release competitive bidding score sheets because of...

One man’s fight for answers from a North Texas water district

Gadfly is drowning in his quest for water district records.

By Dave LieberMay 19, 2025

A couple fishes along the shoreline of Joe Pool Lake near sunset at Cedar Hill State Park in...

2 men pulled from Joe Pool Lake after possibly drowning, officials say

Witnesses reported that the men fell off a boat and did not appear to be wearing life jackets.

By Zacharia WashingtonMay 12, 2025

Boil water notice in Decatur lifted Saturday

The city in Wise County determined the affected location to be in the 1100 block of North Church Street.

By Alex NguyenMay 10, 2025

The view of downtown Dallas from Reunion Tower, December 29, 2024.

Dallas and Fort Worth are sinking fast, a new study shows

Texas cities have a high proportion of sinking areas that are “a present and growing hazard.”

By Lana FergusonMay 8, 2025

ed nurse Casandra Cox puts a blanket over a new born baby Ryder Morgan, April 29,...

Letters to the Editor - Maternity care deserts, voter turnout, town halls, student loans

Readers worry about maternity care deserts; are disappointed in low voter turnout; don’t care for phone-in town halls; and believe student loans are toxic.

By Letters to the EditorMay 7, 2025Opinion

An astonished Carolyn Carmichael photographs the busted water main pipe Thursday, Aug. 5, 2021.

Water bills are flowing in Texas, and we need to get them right

Funding mechanism was ed in the House; voters will have the last word.

By Dallas Morning News EditorialMay 1, 2025Opinion

The filter gallery at the Bachman Water Treatment Plant is seen, Monday, April 29, 2024, in...

Dallas sues national companies for damages from ‘forever chemicals’ in water

The lawsuit aims to hold polluters responsible for cleaning up the contamination and covering water treatment costs.

By María Ramos PachecoApr 24, 2025

Cuthand Creek cuts through Bill & Joyce Wilson’s 8,500-acre property in Red River County,...

Texas water board will have to decide whether Marvin Nichols Reservoir creates conflict

The northeast Region D Water Planning Group asked the board to declare an interregional conflict Tuesday.

By Lana FergusonApr 22, 2025

A file photo from February 2018 shows the original 1950's water tower (right) in Plant 1...

North Texas’ 2026 Water Plan is drafted. Here’s how the public can provide

Written comments are being accepted through 5 p.m. July 18.

By Lana FergusonApr 21, 2025

Mark Boyd, American Society of Civil Engineers Texas Section President speaks at the North...

North Texas’ Bois d’Arc reservoir project hailed as ‘infrastructure ingenuity’

The nearly 17,000-acre location is part of a system delivering water to more than 2 million North Texas residents.

By Lana FergusonApr 17, 2025

A bill filed in the Texas Senate would ban water fluoridation in the state. U.S. Health...

Texas Senate bill would ban water fluoridation, one of RFK Jr’s priorities

Public health authorities have long hailed water fluoridation as a major achievement. A Texas bill would ban the practice.

By Emily BrindleyApr 16, 2025

Texas Farm Bureau

Mexico will make ‘immediate delivery’ of water to Texas as part of border agreement

Mexico President Claudia Sheinbaum said water supplies had been limited due to drought.

By Bloomberg WireApr 11, 2025

Jim Thompson (left), chair of Region D, raises his hand with fellow voting...

Texas’ Marvin Nichols Reservoir feud reaches ‘conflict’ status: ‘We need to push back’

Now, the Texas Water Development Board will have to decide whether the conflict exists.

By Lana FergusonApr 9, 2025

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